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 Israel and Judah saw how sick they were, Israel turned to Assyria— to the great king there— but he could neither help nor cure them. 14I will be like a lion to Israel, like a strong young lion to Judah. I will tear them to pieces! I will carry them off, and no one will be left to rescue them. Then I will return to my place until they admit their guilt and turn to me. For as soon as trouble comes, they will earnestly search 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 5:6When they come with their flocks and herds to offer sacrifices to the Lord, they will not find him, because he has withdrawn from them.
• Exodus 25:21Place inside the Ark the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you. Then put the atonement cover on top of the Ark.
• 1 Kings 8:10When the priests came out of the Holy Place, a thick cloud filled the Temple of the Lord.
• Psalms 132:14“This is my resting place forever,” he said. “I will live here, for this is the home I desired.
• Isaiah 26:21Look! The Lord is coming from heaven to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will no longer hide those who have been killed. They will be brought out for all to see.
• Ezekiel 8:6“Son of man,” he said, “do you see what they are doing? Do you see the detestable sins the people of Israel are committing to drive me from my Temple? But come, and you will see even more detestable sins than these!”
• Ezekiel 10:4Then the glory of the Lord rose up from above the cherubim and went over to the entrance of the Temple. The Temple was filled with this cloud of glory, and the courtyard glowed brightly with the glory of the Lord.
• Ezekiel 11:23Then the glory of the Lord went up from the city and stopped above the mountain to the east.
• Micah 1:3Look! The Lord is coming! He leaves his throne in heaven and tramples the heights of the earth.
• Hosea 14:1Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sins have brought you down.
• Leviticus 26:40“But at last my people will confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors for betraying me and being hostile toward me.
• Deuteronomy 4:29But from there you will search again for the Lord your God. And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him.
• Deuteronomy 30:1“In the future, when you experience all these blessings and curses I have listed for you, and when you are living among the nations to which the Lord your God has exiled you, take to heart all these instructions.
• 1 Kings 8:47But in that land of exile, they might turn to you in repentance and pray, ‘We have sinned, done evil, and acted wickedly.’
• 2 Chronicles 6:36“If they sin against you—and who has never sinned?—you might become angry with them and let their enemies conquer them and take them captive to a foreign land far away or near.
• 2 Chronicles 7:14Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.

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