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Hosea 5:6

Judgment

4 Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD.

5 Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with them.

They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.

7 They have been unfaithful to the LORD; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the New Moon will devour them along with their land.

8 Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-aven: Lead on, O Benjamin!

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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
They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.
KJV
They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
WEB
They will go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD, but they won’t find him. He has withdrawn himself from them.
ASV
They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them.
DARBY
They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find [him]: he hath withdrawn himself from them.
BLB
With their flocks and herds they will go to seek YHWH, and they will not find; He has withdrawn from them.
ÅB
Med sine sauer og okser skal de gå for å søke Herren, men ikke finne ham; han har dradd seg bort fra dem.
OTB
De vil ta sine flokker og hjorder
For å søke Herren, men de vil ikke finne Ham;
For han har fjernet seg fra dem.
B1930
Med sine får og okser skal de gå for å søke Herren, men ikke finne ham; han har dradd sig bort fra dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Proverbs 1:28

    Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.

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  • John 7:34

    You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”

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  • Micah 6:6–7

    With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?

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  • Lamentations 3:44

    You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.

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  • Proverbs 15:8

    The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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  • Jeremiah 7:4

    Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’

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  • Ezekiel 8:6

    “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”

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  • Isaiah 1:11–15

    “What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.

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