Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

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.

But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.

And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.

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.”

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’

For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight in God.’

The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.

God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.

Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.

No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity.