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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the power of; to cease from doing.

2. (v. t.) To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to neglect.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

FORGET; FORGETFUL

for-get', for-get'-ful (shakhach; epilanthanomai):

"Forget" is to fail to hold in mind, and the forgetfulness may be either innocent or blameworthy. In the Old Testament the word is most frequently used as translation of shakhach in a blameworthy sense: to forget the covenant, the law, Yahweh their God (Deuteronomy 4:9, 23, 11; Deuteronomy 6:12 Judges 3:7 1 Samuel 12:9 Psalm 44:20, etc.). In an innocent or neutral, sometimes good, sense it is used in Genesis 27:45 Deuteronomy 24:19 Job 9:27; Job 11:16; Job 24:20 Psalm 102:4, etc. It is also used of God forgetting or not seeming to care (Psalm 9:12; Psalm 10:11, 12; 13:01; 42:09:00; 77:9 Isaiah 49:15, etc.). To "forget" sometimes means to forsake (Psalm 45:10; Psalm 74:19, etc.).

In the New Testament epilanthanomai is used of simple forgetting (Matthew 16:5 Mark 8:14, etc.; in Luke 12:6 the sense of care is implied); Philippians 3:13, "forgetting the things which are behind," has the force of leaving behind. "Forgetful" in James 1:25 is epilesmone, the Revised Version (British and American) "a hearer that forgetteth." "Forgetfulness" Psalm 88:12, "the land of forgetfulness," is a synonym for Sheol, where all forget and are forgotten. the Revised Version (British and American) has "forget not" for "be ignorant of" (2 Peter 3:8; similarly 2 Peter 3:5).

W. L. Walker

Greek

1585. eklanthanomai -- to forget utterly
... to forget utterly. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: eklanthanomai Phonetic
Spelling: (ek-lan-than'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I forget entirely Definition ...
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1950. epilanthanomai -- to forget, neglect
... to forget, neglect. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epilanthanomai Phonetic
Spelling: (ep-ee-lan-than'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I forget, neglect ...
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3024. lethe -- forgetfulness
... Word Origin from lanthano Definition forgetfulness NASB Word Usage forgotten* (1).
forgetfulness. From lanthano; forgetfulness -- + forget. see GREEK lanthano. ...
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2983. lambano -- to take, receive
... while haireomai is more violent, to seize or remove)) -- accept, + be amazed, assay,
attain, bring, X when I call, catch, come on (X unto), + forget, have, hold ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7911. shakach -- to forget
... 7910, 7911. shakach. 7912 . to forget. Transliteration: shakach Phonetic Spelling:
(shaw-kakh') Short Definition: forget. Word Origin a prim. ...
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5382. nashah -- to forget
... 5381, 5382. nashah. 5383 . to forget. Transliteration: nashah Phonetic Spelling:
(naw-shaw') Short Definition: forget. Word Origin a prim. ...
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4519. Menashsheh -- "causing to forget," a son of Joseph, also a ...
... "causing to forget," a son of Joseph, also a tribe desc. ... Word Origin from nashah
Definition "causing to forget," a son of Joseph, also a tribe desc. ...
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7876. shayah -- to forget
... 7875, 7876. shayah. 7877 . to forget. Transliteration: shayah Phonetic
Spelling: (shaw-yaw') Short Definition: neglected. Word Origin ...
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7913. shakeach -- forgetting, forgetful
... 7912, 7913. shakeach. 7914 . forgetting, forgetful. Transliteration: shakeach
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-kay'-akh) Short Definition: forget. ... forget. ...
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5375. nasa -- to lift, carry, take
... direct (1), ease (1), endure (4), endured (1), ever forgive (1), exalt (2), exalted
(9), exalting (2), favor* (1), fetch (1), forgave (2), forget (1), forgive ...
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Library

May the Eighth How not to Forget
... MAY The Eighth HOW NOT TO FORGET. DEUTERONOMY xi.18-25. If we wish to retain
"the word of the Lord" everything depends upon where we keep it. ...
/.../jowett/my daily meditation for the circling year/may the eighth how not.htm

How any one Can Forget and Remember God.
... Book XIV. Chapter 13."How Any One Can Forget and Remember God. 17. Let
us take an instance for the purpose from visible things. ...
/.../augustine/on the holy trinity/chapter 13 how any one can.htm

Oh! Academicus, Forget Your Scholarship, Give up Your Art and ...
... [Way-1-40] Oh! Academicus, forget your scholarship, give up your art and
criticism? Oh! Academicus, forget your scholarship, give ...
/.../law/the way to divine knowledge/way-1-40 oh academicus forget your.htm

July 20. "Forget Also Thine Own" (Ps. Xlv. 10).
... JULY 20. "Forget also thine own" (Ps. xlv. 10). "Forget also thine own"
(Psalm 45:10). We, too, like the ancient Levites, must ...
/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /july 20 forget also thine.htm

O God, Most Good, Forget Me not --
... MEDITATIONS O God, most good, forget me not". tr., John Brownlie 8.8.8.8. ... I. O
God, most good, forget me not". Nor from Thy servant turn away". ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the apostolic church/o god most good forget.htm

But There is a Further Fact; Forgotten Also Because we Moderns ...
... Chapter 25 But there is a further fact; forgotten also because we moderns
forget that there is? But there is a further fact; forgotten ...
/.../chesterton/whats wrong with the world/chapter 25 but there is.htm

In Our Outward Life Towards Men the Psalmist Also is an Admirable ...
... THE THIRD CENTURY 93 In our outward life towards men the psalmist also is an
admirable precedent: In weeping for those that forget God's law. ...
/.../traherne/centuries of meditations/93 in our outward life.htm

Psalm XII.
... 1. "For Christ is the end of the law to every one that believeth." [479] "How long,
O Lord, wilt Thou forget me unto the end?" (ver.1) that is, put me off as ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm xii 2.htm

Watkinson -- the Transfigured Sackcloth
... In the vision of beautiful things we forget the troubles of conscience, as the first
sinners hid themselves amid the leaves and flowers of Paradise; in fashion ...
/.../the worlds great sermons volume 8/watkinson the transfigured sackcloth.htm

Psalm CXXXVII.
... lest when thou lovest them, strivest for their friendship, and fearest to displease
such men, Babylon begin to delight thee and thou forget Jerusalem. ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxxxvii.htm

Thesaurus

Forget (77 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FORGET; FORGETFUL. for ... etc.). To "forget"
sometimes means to forsake (Psalm 45:10; Psalm 74:19, etc.). ...
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Forgetful (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as,
a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory. ...FORGET; FORGETFUL. ...
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Ignore (13 Occurrences)
... 2 Peter 3:5 For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old,
and an earth formed out of water and amid water, by the word of God; (See RSV). ...
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Misery (38 Occurrences)
... 1:11 She vowed a vow, and said, "Yahweh of Armies, if you will indeed look on the
affliction of your handmaid, and remember me, and not forget your handmaid ...
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Sucking (7 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS ASV DBY RSV). Isaiah 49:15 "Can a woman forget her sucking child,
that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? ...
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Suckling (19 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Isaiah 49:15 Forget doth a woman her suckling, The loved one -- the son of
her womb? Yea, these forget -- but I -- I forget not thee. (YLT). ...
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Beware (51 Occurrences)
... natural branches. Or if you are so glorying, do not forget that it is not
you who uphold the root: the root upholds you. (WEY). 1 ...
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Forgotten (69 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (pp) of Forget. 2. (p. p) of Forget. ... (YLT RSV). Psalms
119:109 My soul is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law. ...
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Onesimus (2 Occurrences)
... He could not forget that his master's house in Colosse was the place where the
Christians met in their weekly assemblies for the worship of Christ. ...
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Forgot (16 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (imp.) of Forget. 2. (pp) of Forget. 3. (v.) imp. &
pp of Forget. Multi-Version Concordance Forgot (16 Occurrences). ...
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Resources

Does the Bible instruct us to forgive and forget? | GotQuestions.org

Does God really forget our sins? | GotQuestions.org

Is forgetting the past biblical? Does the Bible instruct us to forget the past? | GotQuestions.org

Forget: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance

Forget (77 Occurrences)

Romans 11:18
beware of glorying over the natural branches. Or if you are so glorying, do not forget that it is not you who uphold the root: the root upholds you.
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 9:6
But do not forget that he who sows with a stingy hand will also reap a stingy crop, and that he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
(WEY)

Ephesians 2:11
Therefore, do not forget that formerly you were Gentiles as to your bodily condition. You were called the Uncircumcision by those who style themselves the Circumcised--their circumcision being one which the knife has effected.
(WEY)

2 Timothy 2:8
Never forget that Jesus Christ has risen from among the dead and is a descendant of David, as is declared in the Good News which I preach.
(WEY)

Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Hebrews 13:2
Don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NIV)

Hebrews 13:16
But don't forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NIV)

James 1:24
for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
(Root in WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV NIV)

2 Peter 3:5
For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water, by the word of God;
(WEB ASV NIV)

2 Peter 3:8
But don't forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
(WEB WEY ASV NIV)

3 John 1:10
For this reason, if I come, I shall not forget his conduct, nor his idle and mischievous talk against us. And he does not stop there: he not only will not receive the brethren, but those who desire to do this he hinders, and excludes them from the Church.
(WEY)

Genesis 3:13
And Jehovah God saith to the woman, 'What 'is' this thou hast done?' and the woman saith, 'The serpent hath caused me to forget -- and I do eat.'
(YLT)

Genesis 27:45
until your brother's anger turn away from you, and he forgets what you have done to him. Then I will send, and get you from there. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?"
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 41:51
Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, "For," he said, "God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 4:9
Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children's children;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 4:23
Take heed to yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he made with you, and make you an engraved image in the form of anything which Yahweh your God has forbidden you.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 4:31
for Yahweh your God is a merciful God; he will not fail you, neither destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which he swore to them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 6:12
then beware lest you forget Yahweh, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 8:11
Beware lest you forget Yahweh your God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command you this day:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 8:14
then your heart be lifted up, and you forget Yahweh your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 8:19
It shall be, if you shall forget Yahweh your God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 9:7
Remember, don't forget, how you provoked Yahweh your God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that you went forth out of the land of Egypt, until you came to this place, you have been rebellious against Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 25:19
Therefore it shall be, when Yahweh your God has given you rest from all your enemies all around, in the land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance to possess it, that you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under the sky; you shall not forget.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 32:18
Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, And hast forgotten God that gave thee birth.
(See JPS YLT)

Judges 3:7
And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, forgetting the LORD their God, and serving the Ba'als and the Ashe'roth.
(Root in DBY YLT RSV)

1 Samuel 1:11
She vowed a vow, and said, "Yahweh of Armies, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your handmaid, and remember me, and not forget your handmaid, but will give to your handmaid a boy, then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come on his head."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 12:9
and they forget Jehovah their God, and He selleth them into the hand of Sisera, head of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fight against them,
(YLT)

2 Kings 17:38
You shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you; neither shall you fear other gods.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 8:13
So are the paths of all who forget God. The hope of the godless man shall perish,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 9:27
If I say,'I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face, and cheer up;'
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 11:16
for you shall forget your misery. You shall remember it as waters that are passed away.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 24:20
The womb shall forget him. The worm shall feed sweetly on him. He shall be no more remembered. Unrighteousness shall be broken as a tree.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 39:17
For God hath caused her to forget wisdom, And He hath not given a portion To her in understanding:
(YLT NAS RSV)

Psalms 9:12
For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn't forget the cry of the afflicted.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Psalms 9:17
The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol, even all the nations that forget God.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 10:12
Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Don't forget the helpless.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 13:1
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. How long, Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 44:17
All this met us, and we did not forget Thee, Nor have we dealt falsely in Thy covenant.
(YLT)

Psalms 44:24
Why do you hide your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 45:10
Listen, daughter, consider, and turn your ear. Forget your own people, and also your father's house.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 50:22
"Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, and there be none to deliver.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 59:11
Don't kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 74:19
Don't deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Don't forget the life of your poor forever.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 74:23
Don't forget the voice of your adversaries. The tumult of those who rise up against you ascends continually.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Psalms 78:7
that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 78:11
And they forget His doings, And His wonders that He shewed them.
(YLT)

Psalms 102:4
My heart is blighted like grass, and withered, for I forget to eat my bread.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 103:2
Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don't forget all his benefits;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 119:16
I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Psalms 119:61
The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I won't forget your law.
(WEB RSV NIV)

Psalms 119:83
For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. I don't forget your statutes.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS NIV)

Psalms 119:93
I will never forget your precepts, for with them, you have revived me.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 119:109
My soul is continually in my hand, yet I won't forget your law.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 119:139
My zeal hath undone me, because mine adversaries have forgotten Thy words.
(See RSV)

Psalms 119:141
I am small and despised. I don't forget your precepts.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 119:153
Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I don't forget your law.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Psalms 119:176
I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don't forget your commandments.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV)

Psalms 137:5
If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 3:1
My son, don't forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 4:5
Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don't forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 31:5
lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 31:7
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 44:21
Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
(See JPS YLT NIV)

Isaiah 49:15
"Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you!
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 51:13
And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
(Root in KJV DBY WBS YLT NIV)

Isaiah 54:4
"Don't be afraid; for you shall not be ashamed: neither be confounded; for you shall not be disappointed: for you shall forget the shame of your youth; and the reproach of your widowhood you shall remember no more.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 65:11
"But you who forsake Yahweh, who forget my holy mountain, who prepare a table for Fortune, and who fill up mixed wine to Destiny;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 2:32
Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 23:27
who think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers forgot my name for Baal.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 23:39
therefore, behold, I will utterly forget you, and I will cast you off, and the city that I gave to you and to your fathers, away from my presence:
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS NIV)

Lamentations 2:6
And He shaketh as a garden His tabernacle, He hath destroyed His appointed place, Jehovah hath forgotten in Zion the appointed time and sabbath, And despiseth, in the indignation of His anger, king and priest.
(See NIV)

Lamentations 5:20
Why do you forget us forever, And forsake us so long time?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 39:26
And they have forgotten their shame, And all their trespass that they trespassed against Me, In their dwelling on their land confidently and none troubling.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God's law, I will also forget your children.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Hosea 8:14
And forget doth Israel his Maker, and buildeth temples, And Judah hath multiplied cities of defence, And I have sent a fire into his cities, And it hath consumed their palaces!
(YLT)

Amos 8:7
Yahweh has sworn by the pride of Jacob, "Surely I will never forget any of their works.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Micah 6:10
Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a short ephah that is accursed?
(See RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Forget

Related Terms

Forgetful (4 Occurrences)

Ignore (13 Occurrences)

Misery (38 Occurrences)

Sucking (7 Occurrences)

Suckling (19 Occurrences)

Beware (51 Occurrences)

Forgotten (69 Occurrences)