Hosea 5:6

Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data

"They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them."

Word-by-Word Analysis

They shall

יָלַךְ

yâlak

H3212

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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with their

צֹאן

tsôʼn

H6629

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

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and with their

בָּקָר

bâqâr

H1241

beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd

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to

בָּקַשׁ

bâqash

H1245

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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but they shall not

מָצָא

mâtsâʼ

H4672

properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

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him he hath

שׁוּב

shûwb

H7725

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...

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נֶפֶשׁ

nephesh

H5315

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...

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from them

Key Terms in This Verse

withdrawn H7725

שׁוּב shûwb

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

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herds H1241

בָּקָר bâqâr

beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd

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flocks H6629

צֹאן tsôʼn

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

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find H4672

מָצָא mâtsâʼ

properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

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seek H1245

בָּקַשׁ bâqash

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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himself H5315

נֶפֶשׁ nephesh

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

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go H3212

יָלַךְ yâlak

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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LORD H3068

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:28 cross-reference

Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

John 7:34 cross-reference

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

Jeremiah 7:4 cross-reference

Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.

Ezekiel 8:6 cross-reference

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 ag...

Lamentations 3:44 cross-reference

Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.

Proverbs 15:8 cross-reference

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Jeremiah 11:11 cross-reference

Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.

Luke 5:16 cross-reference

And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

Proverbs 21:27 cross-reference

The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

Exodus 10:9 cross-reference

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 the LORD.

Isaiah 66:3 cross-reference

He 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...

Song of Solomon 5:6 cross-reference

I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

Micah 3:4 cross-reference

Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

Ezekiel 8:18 cross-reference

Therefore will I also deal in fury: 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.

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