Hosea 5:6
Strong's Lexicon
They go
יֵֽלְכ֛וּ (yê·lə·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

with their flocks
בְּצֹאנָ֣ם (bə·ṣō·nām)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6629: 1) small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks 1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats) 1b) of multitude (simile) 1c) of multitude (metaphor)

and herds
וּבִבְקָרָ֗ם (ū·ḇiḇ·qā·rām)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1241: 1) cattle, herd, oxen, ox 1a) cattle (generic pl. but sing. in form-coll) 1b) herd (particular one) 1c) head of cattle (individually)

to seek
לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (lə·ḇaq·qêš)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 1245: 1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to seek to find 1a2) to seek to secure 1a3) to seek the face 1a4) to desire, demand 1a5) to require, exact 1a6) to ask, request 1b) (Pual) to be sought

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

the LORD,
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

but they do not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

find Him;
יִמְצָ֑אוּ (yim·ṣā·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4672: 1) to find, attain to 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in 1b2b) to be in the possession of 1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be 1b2d) to be left (after war) 1b2e) to be present 1b2f) to prove to be 1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to find, attain 1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come 1c3) to cause to encounter 1c4) to present (offering)

He has withdrawn Himself
חָלַ֖ץ (ḥā·laṣ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2502: 1) to remove, draw out, draw off, take off, withdraw, equip (for war), arm for war, rescue, be rescued 1a) (Qal) equipped (participle) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be equipped 1b2) to go equipped 1b3) to be armed 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make strong, brace up 1c2) to invigorate 2) to draw off or out, withdraw 2a) (Qal) 2a1) to draw, draw off 2a2) to withdraw 2b) (Niphal) 2b1) to be delivered 2b2) to be saved 2c) (Piel) 2c1) to pull out, tear out 2c2) to rescue, deliver, set free 2c3) to take away, plunder

from them.
מֵהֶֽם׃ (mê·hem)
Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: 1) they, these, the same, who

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD but do not find Him; He has withdrawn from them.

New American Standard Bible
They will go with their flocks and herds To seek the LORD, but they will not find [Him]; He has withdrawn from them.

King James Bible
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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
When they go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, they will not find him; he has withdrawn himself from them.

New Living Translation
When they come with their flocks and herds to offer sacrifices to the LORD, they will not find him, because he has withdrawn from them.

English Standard Version
With their flocks and herds they shall go to seek the LORD, but they will not find him; he has withdrawn from them.

New American Standard Bible
They will go with their flocks and herds To seek the LORD, but they will not find Him; He has withdrawn from them.

King James Bible
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 Christian Standard Bible
They go with their flocks and herds 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.

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!

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.

English Revised 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.

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.
















Cross References
Proverbs 1:28
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

Isaiah 1:15
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

Jeremiah 11:14
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.

Jeremiah 14:12
When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.

Ezekiel 8:6
He 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.

Hosea 8:13
They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.

Amos 5:21
I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.

Micah 6:6
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?

Micah 6:7
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?

Malachi 1:10
Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

Hosea 1:1
The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
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