28Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
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Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 20-33)Solomon, having shown how dangerous it is to hearken to the temptations of Satan, here shows how dangerous it is not to hearken to the calls of God, which we shall for ever rue the neglect of. Observe, I. By whom God calls to us—by wisdom . It is wisdom that crieth without . The word is plural— wisdoms , for, as there is infinite wisdom in God, so there is the manifold wisdom of God , Eph. 3:10. G…
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