Hosea 5:15

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¹³ When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.

¹⁴ For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.

Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
KJV: I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
WEB: I will go and return to my place, until they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face. In their affliction they will seek me earnestly.”
ASV: I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.
DARBY: I will go away, I will return to my place, till they acknowledge their trespass, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
BLB: I will go—I will turn back to My place, until that they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face; in affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

ÅB: Jeg vil gå min vei, jeg vil vende tilbake til mitt sted, inntil de erkjenner seg skyldige og søker mitt åsyn; i sin trengsel skal de lete etter meg.
[^1]: som de feiret på hedensk vis.
[^2]: HSE 4, 15.
[^3]: den stridbare, Assyrias konge; HSE 10, 6.
OTB: Jeg vil gå bort og vende tilbake til mitt sted
Inntil de erkjenner sin skyld og søker mitt ansikt;
I sin nød vil de ivrig søke meg.
B1930: Jeg vil gå min vei, jeg vil vende tilbake til mitt sted, inntil de erkjenner sig skyldige og søker mitt åsyn; i sin trengsel skal de lete efter mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 26:16
O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.
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Jeremiah 29:12–14
Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
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Deuteronomy 4:29–31
But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
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Psalms 78:34
When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.
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Psalms 50:15
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
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Leviticus 26:40–42
But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me—
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Jeremiah 3:13
Only acknowledge your guilt, that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed My voice,’” declares the LORD.
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Hosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
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