Hosea 5:15

Hosea 5:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
• New International Version (NIV)Then I will return to my lair until they have borne their guilt and seek my face— in their misery they will earnestly seek me.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will return again to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, and in their distress earnestly seek me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will return again to My place Till they acknowledge their offense. Then they will seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

Context of Hosea 5:15

13“When Ephraim saw that he was sick and when Judah saw his own wounds, Ephraim went to Assyria to ask the great king for help. But the king couldn’t cure them or heal their wounds. 14I will be like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the nation of Judah. I will carry ⌞them⌟ off, and no one will rescue ⌞them⌟. I will go back to my place until they admit that they are guilty. Then they will search for me. In their distress they will eagerly look for me.”

Hosea 5:15 word by word

אֵלֵ֤ךְ אָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ אֶל־מְקוֹמִ֔י עַ֥ד אֲשֶֽׁר־יֶאְשְׁמ֖וּ וּבִקְשׁ֣וּ פָנָ֑י בַּצַּ֥ר לָהֶ֖ם יְשַׁחֲרֻֽנְנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• to my placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• till they acknowledge their offenceאָשַׁם'âsham 'âshêm · be guiltyH816
• and seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• my faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• in their afflictionצַרtsar tsâr · distressH6862
• they will seek me earlyשָׁחַרshâchar · to seekH7836

Cross-references for Hosea 5:15

• Hosea 5:6They go with their sheep and their cattle to search for the Lord, but they can’t find him. He has left them.
• Exodus 25:21After you put into the ark the words of my promise which I will give you, place the throne of mercy on top.
• 1 Kings 8:10When the priests left the holy place, a cloud filled the Lord’s temple.
• Psalms 132:14“This will be my resting place forever. Here I will sit enthroned because I want Zion.
• Isaiah 26:21The Lord is going to come out from his dwelling place to punish those who live on earth for their sins. The earth will uncover the blood shed on it and will no longer cover up its dead bodies.
• Ezekiel 8:6He asked me, “Son of man, do you see what the people of Israel are doing? The people of Israel are doing very disgusting things here, things that will force me to go far away from my holy place. But you will see even more disgusting things.”
• Ezekiel 10:4The Lord’s glory rose from the angels to the entrance of the temple, the cloud filled the temple, and the brightness of the Lord’s glory filled the courtyard.
• Ezekiel 11:23The Lord’s glory left the middle of the city and stopped above the mountain east of the city.
• Micah 1:3The Lord is going to come from his place. He is going to come down and step on the worship places of the earth.
• Hosea 14:1Israel, return to the Lord your God. You have stumbled because of your sins.
• Leviticus 26:40“But if they confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors—the treacherous things they did to oppose me—
• Deuteronomy 4:29But if you look for the Lord your God when you are among those nations, you will find him whenever you search for him with all your heart and with all your soul.
• Deuteronomy 30:1All these blessings and curses I have spoken about will happen to you. Take them to heart when you are among all the nations where the Lord your God will scatter you.
• 1 Kings 8:47If they come to their senses, are sorry for what they’ve done, and plead with you in the land where they are captives, saying, ‘We have sinned. We have done wrong. We have been wicked,’
• 2 Chronicles 6:36“They may sin against you. (No one is sinless.) You may become angry with them and hand them over to an enemy who takes them to ⌞another⌟ country as captives, ⌞whether it is⌟ far or near.
• 2 Chronicles 7:14However, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, pray, search for me, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear ⌞their prayer⌟ from heaven, forgive their sins, and heal their country.

Commentaries on Hosea 5:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15I will go and return to my place - I will abandon them till they acknowledge their offenses. This had the wished-for effect, as we shall see in the following chapter; for they repented and turned to God, and he had mercy upon them. These two verses are considered as instances of the true sublime.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15I will go and return to My place - As the wild beast, when he has taken his prey, returns to his covert, so God, when He had fulfilled His will, would, for the time, withdraw all tokens of his presence. God, who is wholly everywhere, is said to dwell “there,” relatively to us, where he manifests Himself, as of old, in the tabernacle, the temple, Zion, Jerusalem. He is said to “go and return,” when He withdraws all tokens of His presence, His help, care…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 The destruction of impenitent sinners is not mere talk, to frighten them, it is a sentence which will not be recalled. And it is a mercy that we have timely warning given us, that we may flee from the wrath to come. Compliance with the commandments of men, who thwart the commandments of God, ripens a people for ruin. The judgments of God are sometimes to a sinful people as a moth, and as rottenness, or as a worm; as these consume the clothes…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Hosea reminded Israel that divine judgment was not just punishment. God's goal was to persuade Israel to admit their guilt and return to the Lord (see Hosea 2:2, 14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. return to my place--that is, withdraw My favor. till they acknowledge their offence--The Hebrew is, "till they suffer the penalty of their guilt." Probably "accepting the punishment of their guilt" (compare Zec 11:5) is included in the idea, as English Version translates. Compare Le 26:40, 41; Jr 29:12, 13; Eze 6:9; 20:43; 36:31. seek my face--that is, seek My favor (Pr 29:26, Margin). in ... affliction ... seek me early--that is, diligently; rising…Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 5:15

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Backsliders
• Repentance
• Seekers

In the dictionaries

• Profound
• Rebuke
• Face
• Guilt
• Hosea
• Tribulation
• 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