Hosea 5:6

What does Hosea 5:6 mean?

A plain-English look at Hosea 5:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

With their flock and with their herd, They go to seek Jehovah, and do not find, He hath withdrawn from them.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

With their flocks and with their herds, they shall go to seek the Lord, and shall not find him: he is withdrawn from them.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find [him]: he hath withdrawn himself from them.

Context

v.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.

v.6This passage

v.7They have dealt treacherously against Jehovah; for they have borne strange children: now shall the new moon devour them with their fields.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • John 7:34

    Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, ye cannot come.

  • Exodus 10:9

    And 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.

  • Ezekiel 8:18

    Therefore 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.

  • Luke 5:16

    But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed.

  • Proverbs 15:8

    The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.

  • Isaiah 66:3

    He 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:

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