Hosea 5:6
"They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them."
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Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.
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.
Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
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.
And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
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.
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 blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
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.
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.