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Hosea 5:6

NETBible	Although they bring their flocks and herds¹ to seek² the favor of the Lord,³ They will not find him – he has withdrawn himself from them!
NIV © biblegateway Hos 5:6	When they go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, they will not find him; he has withdrawn himself from them.
NASB © biblegateway Hos 5:6	They will go with their flocks and herds To seek the LORD, but they will not find Him; He has withdrawn from them.
NLT © biblegateway Hos 5:6	Then at last, they will come with their flocks and herds to offer sacrifices to the LORD. But it will be too late! They will not find him, because he has withdrawn from them, and they are now alone.
MSG © biblegateway Hos 5:6	When they decide to get their lives together and go off looking for GOD once again, They'll find it's too late. I, GOD, will be long gone.
BBE © SABDAweb Hos 5:6	They will go, with their flocks and their herds, in search of the Lord, but they will not see him; he has taken himself out of their view.
NRSV © bibleoremus Hos 5:6	With their flocks and herds they shall go to seek the LORD, but they will not find him; he has withdrawn from them.
NKJV © biblegateway Hos 5:6	"With their flocks and herds They shall go to seek the LORD, But they will not find Him ; He has withdrawn Himself from them.
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KJV	They shall go <03212> (8799) with their flocks <06629> and with their herds <01241> to seek <01245> (8763) the LORD <03068>_; but they shall not find <04672> (8799) [him]; he hath withdrawn <02502> (8804) himself from them.
NASB © biblegateway Hos 5:6	They will go <01980> with their flocks <06629> and herds <01241> To seek <01245> the LORD <03068> , but they will not find <04672> Him; He has withdrawn <02502> from them.
LXXM	meta <3326> PREP probatwn <4263> N-GPN kai <2532> CONJ moscwn <3448> N-GPM poreusontai <4198> V-FMI-3P tou <3588> T-GSN ekzhthsai <1567> V-AAN ton <3588> T-ASM kurion <2962> N-ASM kai <2532> CONJ ou <3364> ADV mh <3165> ADV eurwsin <2147> V-AAS-3P auton <846> D-ASM oti <3754> CONJ exeklinen <1578> V-IAI-3S ap <575> PREP autwn <846> D-GPM
NET [draft] ITL	Although they bring <01980> their flocks <06629> and herds <01241> to seek <01245> the favor of the Lord <03068> , They will not <03808> find <04672> him– he has withdrawn <02502> himself from them <01992> !
HEBREW	Mhm <01992> Ulx <02502> waumy <04672> alw <03808> hwhy <03068> ta <0853> sqbl <01245> wkly <01980> Mrqbbw <01241> Mnaub (5:6) <06629>

NETBible

Although they bring their flocks and herds¹ to seek² the favor of the Lord,³ They will not find him – he has withdrawn himself from them!

NET Notes

¹sn 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).

²tn Heb “they go out to seek the Lord”; NCV “to worship the Lord”; NLT “to offer sacrifices to the Lord.”

³tn 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.