Hosea 5:6 KJV — MannaFest

Hosea 5:6

They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

KJV

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They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them.

WEB

They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.

YLT

With their flock and with their herd, They go to seek Jehovah, and do not find, He hath withdrawn from them.

DBT

They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find [him]: he hath withdrawn himself from them.

About this book

Old Testament

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Hosea — A prophet commanded to marry an unfaithful wife — his marriage becomes the sermon. Fourteen chapters on covenant unfaithfulness and a love that will not let Israel go.

Author: Hosea son of Beeri (1:1)
Date: Ministry c. 755–715 BC — the decades leading up to the 722 BC fall of the northern kingdom

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25 verses on the floor

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:
John 7:34
Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
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?
Jeremiah 11:14
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
Malachi 1:10
Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

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Nor shall those speed who do not seek the Lord while he may be found, for there is a time when he will not be found. They shall not find him, for he has withdrawn himself; he will not be enquired of by them, but will turn a deaf ear to their sacrifices. See how much it is our concern to seek God early, now while the accepted time is, and the day of salvation.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

with . . . flocks--to propitiate Jehovah (Isa 1:11-15). seek . . . not find--because it is slavish fear that leads them to seek Him; and because it then shall be too late (Pr 1:28;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

To seek the Lord - The Jewish doctors tell us, that under Hosea, Israel had liberty of bringing their sacrifices to Jerusalem. Shall not find him - God will not be found of them.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

HOS 5:6PRO 15:8 PRO 15:29
HOS 5:6PRO 1:28 ZEC 7:13
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
HOS 5:6PRO 15:8 1CH 29:17
HOS 5:6PRO 1:28 MIC 3:4
HOS 5:6PRO 15:8 PRO 21:27
HOS 5:6PRO 15:8 JER 6:20
HOS 5:6PRO 15:8 PRO 28:9
HOS 5:6PRO 1:28 JAS 4:3

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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