Hosea 5:6
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They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.
In other translations
They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.
Hebrew words
בְּצֹאנָםbetzonamwith flock[s] theirH6629וּבִבְקָרָםuvivkaramand with herd[s] theirH1241יֵלְכוּyelekhuthey will goH1980לְבַקֵּשׁlevakeshto seekH1245אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יִמְצָאוּyimtza'uthey will find [him]H4672חָלַץchalatzhe has withdrawnH2502מֵהֶם׃mehemfrom them
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Related verses
- Proverbs 1:28Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
- John 7:34Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”
- Micah 6:6-76 Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? 7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?6 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? 7 Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
- Ezekiel 8:6He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.“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.”
- Lamentations 3:44Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.
- Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
- Jeremiah 7:4Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, are these.Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’
- Isaiah 1:11-1511 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. 12 When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts? 13 Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. 14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.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. 12 When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you— this trampling of My courts? 13 Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me— your New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations. I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. 14 I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them.
- Isaiah 66:3He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.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 like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.
- Luke 5:16And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.
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