Hosea 5:6 “They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not…”

Hosea 5:6

They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

World English Bible

They will go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD, but they won’t find him. He has withdrawn himself from them.

American Standard Version

They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them.

Geneva Bible 1599

They shall goe with their sheepe, and with their bullockes to seeke the Lord: but they shall not finde him: for he hath withdrawne himselfe from them.

Darby Translation

They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find [him]: he hath withdrawn himself from them.

Young's Literal Translation

With their flock and with their herd, They go to seek Jehovah, and do not find, He hath withdrawn from them.

Bible in Basic English

They will go, with their flocks and their herds, in search of the Lord, but they will not see him; he has taken himself out of their view.

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Cross references

“go”

Proverbs 15:8 Jeremiah 7:4 Exodus 10:9 Exodus 10:24–26 Proverbs 21:27 Micah 6:6

Proverbs 15:8 · BSB

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Jeremiah 7:4 · BSB

Do not trust in deceptive words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’

Exodus 10:9 · BSB

“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.”

Exodus 10:24–26 · BSB

Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Go, worship the LORD. Even your little ones may go with you; only your flocks and herds must stay behind.”

Proverbs 21:27 · BSB

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent!

Micah 6:6 · BSB

With 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?

“they”

Proverbs 1:28 John 7:34 Isaiah 1:11–15 Lamentations 3:44 Isaiah 66:3 Jeremiah 11:11

Proverbs 1:28 · BSB

Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.

John 7:34 · BSB

You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”

Isaiah 1:11–15 · BSB

“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.

Lamentations 3:44 · BSB

You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.

Isaiah 66:3 · BSB

Whoever 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 li…

Jeremiah 11:11 · BSB

Therefore 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.

“he”

Song of Solomon 5:6 Luke 5:16

Song of Solomon 5:6 · BSB

I opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his departure. I sought him but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.

Luke 5:16 · BSB

Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.

Also

Ezekiel 8:6

Ezekiel 8:6 · BSB

“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with 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.

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