Cross reference
Deuteronomy 1:45
45 You returned and wept before Yahweh; but Yahweh didn't listen to your voice, nor gave ear to you.
Psalms 78:34
34 When he killed them, then they inquired after him. They returned and sought God earnestly.
Hebrews 12:17
17 For you know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for a change of mind though he sought it diligently with tears.