Isaiah 45:19
I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob: 'Seek Me in a wasteland.' I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.
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spoken

Isaiah 43:9, 10
All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Who among them have declared this, and foretold the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate themselves, so that others may hear and say, "It is true." . . .

Isaiah 48:16
Come near to Me and listen to this: "From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it took place, I was there." And now the Lord GOD has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit.

Deuteronomy 29:29
The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, so that we may follow all the words of this law.

Deuteronomy 30:11-14
For this commandment I give you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. . . .

Proverbs 1:21
in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:

Proverbs 8:1-4
Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice? . . .

John 7:26, 28
Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ? . . .

John 7:37-39
On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. . . .

John 18:20
"I have spoken openly to the world, " Jesus answered. "I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.

Acts 2:4-8
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. . . .

seek

Isaiah 1:15
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.

Isaiah 8:19
When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn't a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?

Isaiah 55:6, 7
Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. . . .

Isaiah 58:1-3
"Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins. . . .

1 Chronicles 28:8
So now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God, so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants forever.

2 Chronicles 15:2
So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, "Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

Ezra 8:22
For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, "The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him."

Psalm 24:6
Such is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, O God of Jacob. Selah

Psalm 69:13, 32
But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation. . . .

Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Jeremiah 29:13
You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

Amos 5:4
For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: "Seek Me and live!

Malachi 3:13, 14
"Your words against Me have been harsh, " says the LORD. "Yet you ask, 'What have we spoken against You?' . . .

Matthew 15:8, 9
These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. . . .

James 4:3
And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.

speak righteousness

Isaiah 63:1
Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? "It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save."

Numbers 23:19, 20
God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill? . . .

Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.

Psalm 9:10
Those who know Your name will trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not abandoned those who seek You.

Psalm 12:6
The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.

Psalm 19:7-10
The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple. . . .

Psalm 111:7, 8
The works of His hands are truth and justice; all His precepts are trustworthy. . . .

Psalm 119:137, 138
Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments. . . .

Proverbs 8:6
Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right.

Proverbs 30:5
Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"I have not spoken in secret, In some dark land; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, 'Seek Me in a waste place'; I, the LORD, speak righteousness, Declaring things that are upright.

King James Bible
I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I have not spoken in secret, somewhere in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob: Seek Me in a wasteland. I, Yahweh, speak truthfully; I say what is right."

International Standard Version
I didn't speak in secret, from somewhere in a land of darkness; I didn't say to Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in chaos.' I, the LORD, speak truth, declaring what is right.

NET Bible
I have not spoken in secret, in some hidden place. I did not tell Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain!' I am the LORD, the one who speaks honestly, who makes reliable announcements.
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