Parallel Verses
World English Bible
They will go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Yahweh; but they won't find him. He has withdrawn himself from them.
New American Standard Bible
To seek the Lord, but they will
He has
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They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
Holman Bible
to seek the Lord
but do not find Him;
He has withdrawn from them.
International Standard Version
They will go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they will not find him; he has withdrawn from them.
A Conservative Version
They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek LORD, but they shall not 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 He has withdrawn himself from them.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They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them.
Amplified
They will go with their flocks and with their herds
To seek the Lord [diligently searching for Him], but they will not find Him;
He has withdrawn from them [refusing to hear the prayers of the unrepentant].
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.
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They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them.
Julia Smith Translation
With their sheep and with their oxen they will go to seek Jehovah; and they shall not find; he withdrew himself from them.
King James 2000
They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he has withdrawn himself from them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
With their flocks and herds they will go to seek Yahweh, but they will not find him; he has withdrawn from them.
Modern King James verseion
They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find Him. He has withdrawn Himself from them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They shall come with their sheep and bullocks to seek the LORD, but they shall not find him, for he is gone from them.
NET Bible
Although they bring their flocks and herds to seek the favor of the Lord, They will not find him -- he has withdrawn himself from them!
New Heart 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 He has withdrawn himself from them.
The Emphasized Bible
With their flocks and with their herds, will they go to seek Yahweh, but shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
With their flock and with their herd, They go to seek Jehovah, and do not find, He hath withdrawn from them.
Themes
Consequences of sin » death » Physical » Spiritual » Separation from God
Error » Sin's penalty » Separation from God
Holy spirit » Withdrawn from incorrigible sinners
Opportunity » The measure of responsibility
Sin » Penalty for » Separation from God
Sin » Secret » Separates from God
Interlinear
Yalak
Tso'n
Baqar
Baqash
Matsa'
Word Count of 20 Translations in Hosea 5:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Hosea Warns Against Idolatry
5 The pride of Israel testifies to his face. Therefore Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their iniquity. Judah also will stumble with them. 6 They will go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Yahweh; but they won't find him. He has withdrawn himself from them. 7 They are unfaithful to Yahweh; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the new moon will devour them with their fields.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 1:28
Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;
Micah 6:6-7
How shall I come before Yahweh, and bow myself before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?
Exodus 10:9
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 to Yahweh."
Exodus 10:24-26
Pharaoh called to Moses, and said, "Go, serve Yahweh. Only let your flocks and your herds stay behind. Let your little ones also go with you."
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!
Song of Songs 5:6
I opened to my beloved; but my beloved left; and had gone away. My heart went out when he spoke. I looked for him, but I didn't find him. I called him, but he didn't answer.
Isaiah 1:11-15
"What are the multitude of your sacrifices to me?," says Yahweh. "I have had enough of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed animals. I don't delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of male goats.
Isaiah 66:3
He who kills an ox is as he who kills a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, as he who breaks a dog's neck; he who offers an offering, [as he who offers] pig's blood; he who burns frankincense, as he who blesses an idol. Yes, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations:
Jeremiah 7:4
Don't trust in lying words, saying, The temple of Yahweh, the temple of Yahweh, the temple of Yahweh, are these.
Jeremiah 11:11
Therefore thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will bring evil on them, which they shall not be able to escape; and they shall cry to me, but I will not listen to them.
Lamentations 3:44
You have covered yourself with a cloud, so that no prayer can pass through.
Ezekiel 8:6
He said to me, Son of man, do you see what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel do commit here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? But you shall again see yet other great abominations.
Ezekiel 8:18
Therefore will I also deal in wrath; my eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity; and though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.
Amos 5:21-23
I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.
Micah 3:4
Then they will cry to Yahweh, but he will not answer them. Yes, he will hide his face from them at that time, because they made their deeds evil."
Luke 5:16
But he withdrew himself into the desert, and prayed.
John 7:34
You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come."