Hosea 5:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.”

Hosea 5:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 5:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 5:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They will go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Yahweh, but they won’t find him. He has withdrawn himself from them.”

Hosea 5:6 — World English Bible

Hosea 5:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them.”

Hosea 5:6 — American Standard Version

Hosea 5:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“With their flock and with their herd, They go to seek Jehovah, and do not find, He hath withdrawn from them.”

Hosea 5:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 5:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find [him]: he hath withdrawn himself from them.”

Hosea 5:6 — Darby Translation

Hosea 5:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They shall goe with their sheepe, and with their bullockes to seeke the Lord: but they shall not finde him: for he hath withdrawne himselfe from them.”

Hosea 5:6 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 5:6 in Context — Hosea 5

4 They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord.

5 And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.

6 They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

7 They have dealt treacherously against the Lord: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.

8 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth–aven, after thee, O Benjamin.

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What Does Hosea 5:6 Mean?

Hosea 5:6 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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