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(KJV)They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.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International Version (NIV)When they go with their flocks and herds to seek the Lord, they will not find him; he has withdrawn himself from them.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Standard Version (ESV)With their flocks and herds they shall go to seek the Lord, but they will not find him; he has withdrawn from them.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James Version (NKJV)“With their flocks and herds They shall go to seek the Lord, But they will not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.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 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. 5Israel’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 They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them. 7They have been unfaithful to the LORD; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the New Moon will devour them along with their land. 8Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-aven: Lead on, O Benjamin!

Hosea 5:6 word by word

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

• They goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• with their flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• and herdsבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• to seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• but they do notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• find Himמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• He has withdrawn Himselfחָלַץchâlats · to rescueH2502

Cross-references for Hosea 5:6

• Exodus 10:9“We will go with our young and old,” Moses replied. “We will go with our sons and daughters, and with our flocks and herds, for we must hold a feast to the LORD.”
• Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
• Proverbs 21:27The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent!
• Jeremiah 7:4Do not trust in deceptive words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’
• Micah 6:6With 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?
• Proverbs 1:28Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
• Isaiah 1:11“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.
• Isaiah 66:3Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.
• Jeremiah 11:11Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them.
• Lamentations 3:44You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.
• Ezekiel 8:18Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.”
• Amos 5:21“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies.
• Micah 3:4Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.
• John 7:34You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”
• Luke 5:16Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.

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