Hosea 5:6

Hosea 5:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
• New International Version (NIV)When they go with their flocks and herds to seek the Lord, they will not find him; he has withdrawn himself from them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)With their flocks and herds they shall go to seek the Lord, but they will not find him; he has withdrawn from them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“With their flocks and herds They shall go to seek the Lord, But they will not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.

Context of Hosea 5:6

4Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their God; for the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they know not Jehovah. 5And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity; Judah also shall stumble with them. They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them. 7They have dealt treacherously against Jehovah; for they have borne strange children: now shall the new moon devour them with their fields. 8Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: sound an alarm at Beth-aven; behind thee, O Benjamin.

Hosea 5:6 word by word

בְּצֹאנָ֣ם וּבִבְקָרָ֗ם יֵֽלְכ֛וּ לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָ֑אוּ חָלַ֖ץ מֵהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• herdsבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• findמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672

Cross-references for Hosea 5:6

• Exodus 10:9And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old; with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto Jehovah.
• Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
• Proverbs 21:27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind!
• Jeremiah 7:4Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, are these.
• Micah 6:6Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves a year old?
• Proverbs 1:28Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:
• Isaiah 1:11What unto me is the multitude of your sacrifices? saith Jehovah: I have had enough 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.
• Isaiah 66:3He that killeth an ox is as he that slayeth a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as he that breaketh a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as he that offereth swine’s blood; he that burneth frankincense, as he that blesseth an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations:
• Jeremiah 11:11Therefore thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and they shall cry unto me, but I will not hearken unto them.
• Lamentations 3:44Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, so that no prayer can pass through.
• Ezekiel 8:18Therefore will I also deal in wrath; mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity; and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.
• Amos 5:21I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
• Micah 3:4Then shall they cry unto Jehovah, but he will not answer them; yea, he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.
• John 7:34Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, ye cannot come.
• Luke 5:16But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed.

Commentaries on Hosea 5:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6They shall go with their flocks - They shall offer many sacrifices, professing to seek and be reconciled to the Lord; but they shall not find him. As they still retain the spirit of their idolatry, he has withdrawn himself from them.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6They shall go with their flocks - “They had let slip the day of grace, wherein God had called them to repentance, and promised to be found of them and to accept them. When then the decree was gone forth and judgment determined against them, all their outward shew of worship and late repentance shall not prevail to gain admittance for them to Him. He will not be found of them, hear them, nor accept them. They stopped their ears obstinately against Him…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7People might believe they can earn God's favor with sacrifices. However, Hosea warned them that they would not find him. God had left them to face the consequences of their sins.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. with ... flocks--to propitiate Jehovah (Is 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; Joh 7:34).Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 5:6

• Backsliders
• Holy Spirit
• Opportunity
• Reprobacy
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Profound
• Rebuke
• Calf, Golden
• Hosea
• Zechariah, Book of

Commentaries on Hosea 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings