Hosea 5:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

Go

Micah 6:6

They

He

Song of Songs 5:6

Luke 5:16

General references

John 7:34

Bible References

Go

And Moses saith, 'With our young ones, and with our aged ones, we go, with our sons, and with our daughters, with our flock, and our herd, we go, for we have a festival to Jehovah.'

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright is His delight.

The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination, Much more when in wickedness he bringeth it.

Do not trust for yourselves Unto the words of falsehood, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, The temple of Jehovah are they!

With what do I come before Jehovah? Do I bow to God Most High? Do I come before Him with burnt-offerings? With calves -- sons of a year?

They

Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.

Why to Me the abundance of your sacrifices? saith Jehovah, I have been satiated with burnt-offerings of rams, And fat of fatlings; And blood of bullocks, and lambs, And he-goats I have not desired.

Whoso slaughtereth the ox smiteth a man, Whoso sacrificeth the lamb beheadeth a dog, Whoso is bringing up a present -- The blood of a sow, Whoso is making mention of frankincense, Is blessing iniquity. Yea, they have fixed on their own ways, And in their abominations their soul hath delighted.

Therefore thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am bringing in unto them evil, That they are not able to go out from, And they have cried unto Me, And I do not hearken unto them.

Thou hast covered Thyself with a cloud, So that prayer doth not pass through.

And I also deal in fury, Mine eye doth not pity, nor do I spare, and they have cried in Mine ears -- a loud voice -- and I do not hear them.'

I have hated -- I have loathed your festivals, And I am not refreshed by your restraints.

Then do they cry unto Jehovah, And He doth not answer them, And hideth His face from them at that time, As they have made evil their doings.

ye will seek me, and ye shall not find; and where I am, ye are not able to come.'

He

I opened to my beloved, But my beloved withdrew -- he passed on, My soul went forth when he spake, I sought him, and found him not. I called him, and he answered me not.

and he was withdrawing himself in the desert places and was praying.

General references

ye will seek me, and ye shall not find; and where I am, ye are not able to come.'