forsook
39 occurrences across the corpus
King James Version
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.
And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him.
And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.
But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.
And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.
But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.
So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;
They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.
But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
And they all forsook him, and fled.
And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
KJV Apocrypha (Catholic Deuterocanon)
When the righteous was sold, she forsook him not, but delivered him from sin: she went down with him into the pit,
But the Lord being gracious and knowing his workmanship, neither left nor forsook them, but spared them.
All, except David and Ezekias and Josias, were defective: for they forsook the law of the most High, even the kings of Juda failed.
And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief.
Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land;
Wherefore he took his daughter from him, and gave her to Demetrius, and forsook Alexander, so that their hatred was openly known.
KJV Apocrypha (Eastern Orthodox Additions)
When this was done many years, then they that inhabited the city forsook thee,
For when they had taken liberty, they despised the most High, thought scorn of his law, and forsook his ways.
1 Enoch
Again I saw, when some of them forsook the house of their Lord, and his tower; wandering on all sides, and growing blind,
I saw, too, that he forsook the house of their fathers, and their tower; giving them all into the power of lions to tear and devour them; into the power of every beast.
OT Pseudepigrapha
And Adam wept and said, "O Lord, do not cut me off for this, neither smite me with heavy plagues, nor yet repay me according to my sin; For we, of our own will, did transgress Thy commandment, and forsook Thy law, and sought to become gods like unto Thee, when Satan the enemy deceived us."
The Gentiles went astray, and forsook the Lord, and charged their order, and obeyed stocks and stones, spirits of deceit.
And my inebriation was not one without knowledge, but I forsook vanity and turned to the Most High my God,
And I was enriched by His bounty, and I forsook the folly which is diffused over the earth; and I stripped it off and cast it from me:
Again Grace ran and forsook corruption, and came down in Him to bring it to nought;