Hosea 5:6

They shall go with their flocks 1 and with their herds to seek Hashem; 1 but they shall not find Him; 1 He hath withdrawn Himself from them. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

In Context

5And the ga'on Yisroel (pride of Yisroel) doth testify to his face; 1 therefore shall Yisroel and Ephrayim stumble and fall in their avon (iniquity); 1 Yehudah also shall fall with them. 1

7They have dealt treacherously against Hashem; 1 for they have begotten banim zarim (strange, illegitimate children); 1 now shall a [Rosh] Chodesh devour them with their fields. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 10:24And Pharaoh called unto Moshe, and said, Go ye, serve Hashem; only let your tzon and your herds remain behind; let your little ones also go with you.

Proverbs 15:8The zevach of the resha'im is a to'evah to Hashem, 1 but the tefillah (prayer) of the yesharim is His delight. 1

Song of Solomon 5:6I opened to dodi (my beloved); 1 but dodi had withdrawn and gone; 1 my nefesh departed when he spoke; 1 I sought him, but I could not find him; 1 I called him, but he gave me no answer. 1

Isaiah 66:3He that slaughtereth the bull 1 is the slayer of a man; 1 he that sacrificeth a seh, 1 is a strangler of dogs; 1 he that offereth a minchah, 1 it is dahm chazir; 1 he that burneth incense, 1 blesseth idols. 1 As they have chosen their own ways, 1 and their nefesh delighteth in their shikkutzim (abominations), 1

Jeremiah 11:11Therefore thus saith Hashem, Look! I will bring ra'ah (evil, disaster) upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry out unto Me, I will not pay heed unto them.

Ezekiel 8:6He said furthermore unto me, Ben adam, seest thou what they do? Even the to'evot gedolot (great abominations) that Bais Yisroel committeth here, causing that I go far off from My Mikdash? But turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see to'evot gedolot (greater abominations).

Matthew Henry on Hosea 5:2-8

Charge against Israel and Judah; Judgments Threatened. ( b. c. 758.) 1 Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor. 2 And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all. 3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled. 4 They will not frame their doings to turn… Read the whole commentary →

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