Lexicon :: Strong's H2713 - ḥāqar

Then Jonathan said to David, “The LORD, the God of Israel, is my witness! When I have sounded out my father about this time tomorrow, or the third day, behold, if he has a good feeling toward [fn]you, shall I not then send word to you and make it known to you?

“Behold this; we have investigated it, and it is true.

Hear and heed it, and know for yourself [for your own good].”

“Will it be well for you when He investigates you [and your tactics against me]?

Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?

“Man puts an end to darkness [by bringing in a light],

And to the farthest bounds he searches out

The rock buried in gloom and deep shadow.

Then He saw wisdom and declared it;

He established it and searched it out.

“I was a father to the needy;

I investigated the case I did not know [and assured justice].

“You see, I waited for your words,

I listened to your [wise] reasons,

While you pondered and searched out what to say.

Would not God discover this?

For He knows the secrets of the heart.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

O LORD, you have searched me [thoroughly] and have known me.

Search me [thoroughly], O God, and know my heart;

Test me and know my anxious thoughts;

The first one to plead his case seems right,

Until another comes and cross-examines him.

Those who linger long over wine,

Those who go to taste mixed wine.

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,

But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

The rich man [who is conceited and relies on his wealth instead of God] is wise in his own eyes,

But the poor man who has understanding [because he relies on God] is able to see through him.

Furthermore, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; and he pondered and searched out and arranged many proverbs.

“I, the LORD, search and examine the mind,

I test the heart,

To give to each man according to his ways,

According to the results of his deeds.

Thus says the LORD,

“If the heavens above can be measured

And the foundations of the earth searched out below,

Then I will also cast off and abandon all the descendants of Israel

For all that they have done,” says the LORD.

“They have cut down her forest,” says the LORD;

“Certainly it will no longer be found,

Because they (the invaders) are more numerous than locusts

And cannot be counted.

Let us test and examine our ways,

And let us return to the LORD.