Hos 5:15 | JFB | STEP | 15. return to my place —that is, withdraw My favor. till they acknowledge their offence —The Hebrew is, "till they suffer the penalty of their guilt." Probably " accepting the punishment of their guilt" (compare ) is included in the idea, as English Version translates. Compare . seek my face —that is, seek My favor ( , Margin ). in . . . affliction . . . seek me early —that is, diligently; rising up before dawn to seek Me ( ; compare ).

Hosea 5:15

15. return to my place—that is, withdraw My favor.

till they acknowledge their offence—The Hebrew is, "till they suffer the penalty of their guilt." Probably "accepting the punishment of their guilt" (compare Zec 11:5) is included in the idea, as English Version translates. Compare Le 26:40, 41; Jer 29:12, 13; Eze 6:9; 20:43; 36:31.

seek my face—that is, seek My favor (Pr 29:26, Margin).

in . . . affliction . . . seek me early—that is, diligently; rising up before dawn to seek Me (Ps 119:147; compare Ps 78:34).