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Hosea 5:6 Cross-References
Explore 18 cross-references for Hosea 5:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 5 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.”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 (KJV)
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Commentary on Hosea 5:6
Seeking God without turning from idols: 'They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.' The irony: they seek YHWH with sacrificial animals, maintaining outward worship forms while hearts remain idolatrous. God's response: withdrawal (חָלַץ, chalats—depart, remove Himself). Proper ritual without heart transformation cannot secure divine presence. Isaiah 1:10-15 similarly rejects sacrifices from unrepentant hearts. Jesus quotes Hosea 6:6: 'I will have mercy, and not sacrifice' (Matthew 9:13, 12:7). This te...
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Cross-References for Hosea 5:6
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“but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently”
“and won't find me; and where I am”
“and bow myself before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings”
“so that no prayer can pass through.”
“but the prayer of the upright is his delight.”
“Son of man”
“saying”
“We will go with our young and with our old; with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast to Yahweh.”
“but I didn't find him. I called him”