Hosea
Hosea 5:6
6They go with their flocks and herds
to seek the LORD,
but they do not find Him;
He has withdrawn Himself from them.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They go | יֵֽלְכ֛וּ | yê·lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| with their flocks | בְּצֹאנָ֣ם | bə·ṣō·nām | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| and herds | וּבִבְקָרָ֗ם | ū·ḇiḇ·qā·rām | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1241 cattle, herd, ox |
| to seek | לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ | lə·ḇaq·qêš | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1245 seek |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| but they do not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| find Him | יִמְצָ֑אוּ | yim·ṣā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| He has withdrawn Himself | חָלַ֖ץ | ḥā·laṣ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2502 draw off or out, withdraw |
| from them | מֵהֶֽם׃ | mê·hem | Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 1:28 · John 7:34 · Micah 6:6–7 · Proverbs 15:8 · Isaiah 1:11–15 · Ezekiel 8:6 · Lamentations 3:44 · Jeremiah 7:4
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.