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For as soon as trouble comes, they will earnestly search for me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will return again to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, and in their distress earnestly seek me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I will go <i>and</i> return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will return again to My place Till they acknowledge their offense. Then they will seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will go away <i>and</i> return to My place Until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face; In their distress they will search for Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I will go away and return to My place Until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I will go away <i>and</i> return to My place Until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will go away <i>and</i> return to My place Until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face; In their affliction they will seek Me earnestly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will go away and return to My place [on high] Until they acknowledge their offense <i>and</i> bear their guilt and seek My face; In their distress they will earnestly seek Me, <i>saying,</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will depart and return to my place until they recognize their guilt and seek my face; they will search for me in their distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will depart and return to My place until they recognize their guilt and seek My face; they will search for Me in their distress. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then I'll return to my temple until they confess their guilt and worship me, until they are desperate and beg for my help. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will go back to my place until they admit that they are guilty. Then they will search for me. In their distress they will eagerly look for me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I will abandon my people until they have suffered enough for their sins and come looking for me. Perhaps in their suffering they will try to find me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I will leave and go back to my place until they admit their offense and seek my face. When affliction comes to them, they will eagerly seek me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then I will return again to my lair until they have suffered their punishment. Then they will seek me; in their distress they will earnestly seek me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will go and return to my place, until they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face. In their affliction they will seek me earnestly."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will go and return to my place, until they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face. In their affliction they will seek me earnestly.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I go—I return to My place, "" Until they are desolate, and have sought My face. In their distress they seek Me speedily!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I go -- I turn back unto My place, Till that they are desolate, and have sought My face. In their distress they do seek Me speedily!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will go and turn back to my place, even till when they shall be guilty, and they sought my face: in straitness to them they will turn to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will go and return to my place: until you are consumed, and seek my face. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I will go and return to my place, until you shall grow faint and seek my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will go back to my place until they make reparation and seek my presence. In their affliction, they shall look for me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will return again to my place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face. In their distress they will beg my favor:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I will return and go to my place, till they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face; in their affliction they will seek me early.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall return, I shall go to my place until they are guilty and they will seek my face, and in their affliction they will come before my presence <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I will go and return to My place, Till they acknowledge their guilt, and seek My face; In their trouble they will seek Me earnestly:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I will go and return to my place, until they are brought to nought, and <i>then</i> shall they seek my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/5-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=824" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hosea/5.htm">God's Judgment on Israel and Judah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ’ê·lêḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">Then I will return</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: ’ā·šū·ḇāh (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: mə·qō·w·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">My place</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/816.htm" title="816: ye’·šə·mū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To offend, be guilty. Or mashem; a primitive root; to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish.">they admit their guilt</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: ū·ḇiq·šū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">and seek</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: p̄ā·nāy (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">My face;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6862.htm" title="6862: baṣ·ṣar (Prep-b, Art:: Adj-ms) -- Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent. Or tsar; from tsarar; narrow; a tight place; also a pebble; an opponent.">in their affliction</a> <a href="/hebrew/7836.htm" title="7836: yə·ša·ḥă·run·nî (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp:: 1cs, Pn) -- To look early or diligently for. A primitive root; properly, to dawn, i.e. be early at any task; by extension, to search for.">they will earnestly seek Me.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep-l:: Pro-3mp) -- "></a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6-7</a></span><br />Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-13.htm">Jeremiah 29:13</a></span><br />You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a></span><br />and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-29.htm">Deuteronomy 4:29-31</a></span><br />But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. / When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice. / For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-3.htm">Zechariah 1:3</a></span><br />So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a></span><br />“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a></span><br />Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm">Jeremiah 3:12-14</a></span><br />Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever. / Only acknowledge your guilt, that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed My voice,’” declares the LORD. / “Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-4.htm">Amos 5:4-6</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live! / Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal; do not journey to Beersheba, for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing. / Seek the LORD and live, or He will sweep like fire through the house of Joseph; it will devour everything, with no one at Bethel to extinguish it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-5.htm">Psalm 32:5-6</a></span><br />Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah / Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a></span><br />Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-17.htm">Luke 15:17-20</a></span><br />Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death! / I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. / I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8-10</a></span><br />Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. / Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom. / Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-27.htm">Acts 17:27</a></span><br />God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Hebrews 11:6</a></span><br />And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.</p><p class="hdg">return.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/5-6.htm">Hosea 5:6</a></b></br> They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find <i>him</i>; he hath withdrawn himself from them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/25-21.htm">Exodus 25:21,22</a></b></br> And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-13</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy <i>place</i>, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, … </p><p class="hdg">till.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Hosea 14:1-3</a></b></br> O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Leviticus 26:40-42</a></b></br> If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-29.htm">Deuteronomy 4:29-31</a></b></br> But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find <i>him</i>, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul… </p><p class="hdg">acknowledge their offence.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/4-3.htm">Judges 4:3</a></b></br> And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/6-6.htm">Judges 6:6,7</a></b></br> And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/10-10.htm">Judges 10:10-16</a></b></br> And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/5-4.htm">Acknowledge</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-6.htm">Admit</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-33.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/hosea/5-9.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-16.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/daniel/6-19.htm">Early</a> <a href="/daniel/12-12.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/hosea/5-5.htm">Face</a> <a href="/hosea/5-5.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-19.htm">Misery</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-14.htm">Offence</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-11.htm">Offense</a> <a href="/hosea/5-6.htm">Search</a> <a href="/hosea/5-6.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/hosea/3-5.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-8.htm">Speedily</a> <a href="/daniel/9-7.htm">Trespass</a> <a href="/daniel/12-1.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/hosea/5-4.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/hosea/5-9.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Acknowledge</a> <a href="/acts/24-14.htm">Admit</a> <a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/hosea/6-4.htm">Early</a> <a href="/jonah/1-14.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/hosea/6-2.htm">Face</a> <a href="/hosea/10-2.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Misery</a> <a href="/matthew/16-23.htm">Offence</a> <a href="/matthew/11-6.htm">Offense</a> <a href="/hosea/7-10.htm">Search</a> <a href="/hosea/7-10.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/hosea/7-10.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Speedily</a> <a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Trespass</a> <a href="/hosea/7-13.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/hosea/7-9.htm">Waste</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/5-1.htm">The judgments of God are denounced against the priests, people, and princes, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/5-9.htm">both of Israel and Judah, for their manifold sins.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">An intimation is given of mercy on their repentance.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical context, God's "place" often refers to His heavenly dwelling or the temple, symbolizing His presence. The withdrawal signifies a period of divine judgment and absence of favor, reminiscent of times when Israel experienced God's silence due to disobedience (e.g., <a href="/1_samuel/4-21.htm">1 Samuel 4:21-22</a>).<p><b>until they admit their guilt</b><br>Admitting guilt is a call for repentance, a central theme in the prophetic books. The Hebrew concept of repentance involves a heartfelt acknowledgment of sin and a turning back to God. This phrase underscores the conditional nature of God's return, emphasizing that reconciliation requires genuine contrition and confession, as seen in passages like <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a>.<p><b>and seek My face;</b><br>Seeking God's face implies a desire for a personal and intimate relationship with Him. In ancient Near Eastern culture, seeking the face of a king or deity was a metaphor for seeking favor and presence. This phrase highlights the importance of earnest prayer and devotion, aligning with scriptures such as <a href="/psalms/27-8.htm">Psalm 27:8</a>, which speaks of seeking God's presence as a priority.<p><b>in their affliction</b><br>Affliction often serves as a catalyst for repentance in the biblical narrative. Historically, Israel faced numerous afflictions, such as invasions and exiles, which were seen as consequences of their covenant unfaithfulness. This phrase suggests that suffering can lead to spiritual awakening and a return to God, as illustrated in <a href="/judges/10-10.htm">Judges 10:10-16</a>, where Israel's distress leads them to cry out to the Lord.<p><b>they will earnestly seek Me.</b><br>The earnest seeking of God implies a sincere and wholehearted pursuit, often born out of desperation and need. This reflects a transformation from superficial religiosity to genuine devotion. The prophetic literature frequently calls for such earnestness, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/29-13.htm">Jeremiah 29:13</a>, where God promises to be found by those who seek Him with all their heart. This seeking is a precursor to restoration and renewal, pointing to the hope of redemption through repentance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, expressing His intention to withdraw His presence until Israel acknowledges their guilt and seeks Him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation being addressed, which has turned away from God and is experiencing His judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a></b><br>The prophet through whom God delivers this message, calling Israel to repentance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The context of this passage, where God is pronouncing judgment on Israel for their unfaithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/repentance.htm">Repentance</a></b><br>The desired response from Israel, involving acknowledgment of guilt and a sincere seeking of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_withdrawal.htm">God's Patience and Withdrawal</a></b><br>God’s decision to "return again to My place" signifies His patience and the seriousness of sin. It teaches us that God sometimes allows us to experience the consequences of our actions to bring us to repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_necessity_of_acknowledging_guilt.htm">The Necessity of Acknowledging Guilt</a></b><br>True repentance begins with acknowledging our guilt. This verse reminds us that we must confront our sins honestly before seeking reconciliation with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god_in_affliction.htm">Seeking God in Affliction</a></b><br>Affliction can be a tool used by God to draw us back to Him. In times of trouble, we should earnestly seek God, understanding that He desires to restore us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_restoration.htm">The Promise of Restoration</a></b><br>God’s willingness to return when His people seek Him assures us of His readiness to forgive and restore. This encourages us to approach Him with confidence in His mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_affliction_in_spiritual_growth.htm">The Role of Affliction in Spiritual Growth</a></b><br>Affliction often leads to spiritual growth and a deeper relationship with God. We should view challenges as opportunities to seek God more earnestly.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_'withdraw'_yet_remain_omnipresent.htm">Hosea 5:15 – How can one reconcile the notion of God “withdrawing” from His people with other passages that emphasize divine omnipresence and faithfulness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer_8_13_align_with_god's_promises.htm">How is God’s statement in Jeremiah 8:13 that He will take away the harvest reconciled with other passages promising provision and protection for the faithful? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_blame_them_for_judah's_sins.htm">Hosea 4:15: How can God hold the people responsible for following Judah’s sins if their fates are ultimately under His control?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_want_sacrifices.htm">Does God desire sacrifices? (Hosea 6:6 vs. Exodus 29:18)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) Tenderness blends with judgment, and insulted love bleeds and hopes. The image of the lion is dropped. Jehovah speaks of "His own place"--Heaven. He will cause all manifestations of His regard for them to cease till "they suffer punishment, and seek my face," and, like the prodigal in the flush of a new morning, will arise and go unto the Father.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/5-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then I will return</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֵ֤ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My place</span><br /><span class="heb">מְקוֹמִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(mə·qō·w·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they admit their guilt</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶאְשְׁמ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ye’·šə·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_816.htm">Strong's 816: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be guilty, to be punished, perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and seek</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבִקְשׁ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇiq·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To search out, to strive after</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My face;</span><br /><span class="heb">פָנָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ā·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in their affliction</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּצַּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(baṣ·ṣar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6862.htm">Strong's 6862: </a> </span><span class="str2">Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they will earnestly seek Me.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשַׁחֲרֻֽנְנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ša·ḥă·run·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular, Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7836.htm">Strong's 7836: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dawn, be, early at any task, to search for</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 5:15 I will go and return to my (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/5-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 5:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 5:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/6-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 6:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 6:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>