I am aware of Romans 3 and I have checked the quotes from Paul from the psalms.Here is an example of someone seeking God in the Bible:
Jeremiah 29.13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Many many examples
Right. The same word for
"seek" used
in Jeremiah 29:13 ^ is also used in the
Hosea 5:14-6:3 passage (below):
Hos 5:14
For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
Hos 5:15
I will go and return to my place,
till they acknowledge their offence, and
seek [H1245; same word in Jer29:13] my face:
in their affliction they will seek me early [H7836; or, seek me earnestly].
Hos 6:1
Come, and let us [Israel] return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us [Israel] ; he hath smitten, and he will bind us [Israel] up.
Hos 6:2
After two days will he revive us [Israel]:
in the third day he will raise us [Israel] up, and we [Israel] shall live in his sight.
[that is, "after two days" and "in the third day" from the perspective in time of His ascension (32ad)--so, it is nearly that time
now, as these are not
"24-hr days" being spoken of, here]
Hos 6:3
Then shall we [Israel] know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us [Israel] as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth [or, as the spring rain unto the earth].
[and this whole passage ^ (esp. vv.15
["TILL"], 6:1-2) corresponds with what is said in Romans 11:25[,15]
about them, "blindness [/a hardening] in part is happened to Israel
UNTIL..."; and in Rom11:27-28, "As concerning the gospel,
they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election,
they are beloved for the fathers' sakes."]