Hos 5:15 | NETfull | STEP | 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.

Hosea 5:15

15 Then I will return again to my lair
until they have suffered their punishment. ^{▼▼ The verb יֶאְשְׁמוּ (ye’sh^emu, Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural from אָשַׁם, ’asham, “to be guilty”) means “to bear their punishment” (Ps 34:22–23; Prov 30:10; Isa 24:6; Jer 2:3; Hos 5:15; 10:2; 14:1; Zech 11:5; Ezek 6:6; BDB 79 s.v. אָשַׁם 3). Many English versions translate this as “admit their guilt” (NIV, NLT) or “acknowledge their guilt” (NASB, NRSV), but cf. NAB “pay for their guilt” and TEV “have suffered enough for their sins.”}
Then they will seek me; ^{▼▼ Heb “seek my face” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “seek my presence.”}
in their distress they will earnestly seek me.