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Hosea 5:6

Judgment

4 They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.

5 And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.

They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

7 They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.

8 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, 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They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.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They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.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 He has withdrawn himself from them.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They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them.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They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find [him]: he hath withdrawn himself from them.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With their flocks and herds they will go to seek YHWH, and they will not find; He has withdrawn from them.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 shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

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  • John 7:34

    Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.

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  • Micah 6:6–7

    Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?

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  • Lamentations 3:44

    Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.

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  • Proverbs 15:8

    The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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  • Jeremiah 7:4

    Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.

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  • Ezekiel 8:6

    He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.

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  • Isaiah 1:11–15

    To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

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