Hosea 5:15

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¹³ When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.

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.

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.

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.

Compare

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
LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
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Jeremiah 29:12–14
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
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Deuteronomy 4:29–31
But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
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Psalms 78:34
When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.
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Psalms 50:15
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
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Leviticus 26:40–42
If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;
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Jeremiah 3:13
Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.
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Hosea 3:5
Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.
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