Hosea 5:6
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The Futility of Sacrificial Ritual without Moral Obedience
5:6Although they bring their flocks and herds19
to seek20 the favor of the Lord,21
They will not find him—
he has withdrawn himself from them!
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- 19 The terms flocks and herds are used figuratively for animal sacrifices (metonymy of association). Hosea describes the futility of seeking God’s favor with mere ritual sacrifice without the prerequisite moral obedience (e.g., 1 Sam 15:24; Ps 50:6–8; 51:17–18; Isa 1:12; Mic 6:6–8).
- 20 Heb “they go out to seek the Lord”; “to worship the Lord”; “to offer sacrifices to the Lord.”
- 21 Heb “the Lord”; the phrase “the favor of” does not appear in Hebrew here, but is supplied for the sake of clarity. It is implied by the metonymical (cause-effect) reference to the Lord, the source of favor and forgiveness.
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ESVEnglish 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he has withdrawn from them.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
When they go with their flocks and herds
to seek the Lord,
they will not find him;
he has withdrawn himself from them.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
They go with their flocks and herds
to seek the Lord
but do not find him;
he has withdrawn from them.
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NLTNew 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because he has withdrawn from them.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
With their flocks and herds they will go
to seek Yahweh, but they will not find him;
he has withdrawn from them.
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KJV 1900King James 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But they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
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