Hosea 5:6
The Futility of Sacrificial Ritual without Moral Obedience
6 Although they bring their flocks and herds ▼to seek ▼
▼ Heb “they go out to seek the Lord”; NCV “to worship the Lord”; NLT “to offer sacrifices to the Lord.”
the favor of the Lord, ▼▼ Heb “the Lord”; the phrase “the favor of” does not appear in Hebrew here, but is supplied for the sake of clarity. It is implied by the metonymical (cause-effect) reference to the Lord, the source of favor and forgiveness.
They will not find him –
he has withdrawn himself from them!
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