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Hosea 5:6

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They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
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  1. John 7:34Rank 1 from verse 6
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    34Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.

  2. Proverbs 1:28Rank 2 from verse 6
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    28Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

  3. Micah 6:6–7Rank 3 from verse 6
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    6¶ Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?

    7Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

  4. Ezekiel 8:6Rank 4 from verse 6
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    6He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.

  5. Isaiah 1:11–15Rank 5 from verse 6
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    11To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

    12When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?

    13Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.

    14Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.

    15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

  6. Jeremiah 7:4Rank 6 from verse 6
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    4Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, are these.

  7. Lamentations 3:44Rank 7 from verse 6
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    44Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.

  8. Proverbs 15:8Rank 8 from verse 6
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    8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

  9. Amos 5:21–23Rank 9 from verse 6
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    21¶ I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.

    22Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.

    23Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.

  10. Exodus 10:24–26Rank 10 from verse 6
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    24¶ And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you.

    25And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the Lord our God.

    26Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God; and we know not with what we must serve the Lord, until we come thither.

  11. Exodus 10:9Rank 11 from verse 6
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    9And Moses said, 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 unto the Lord.

  12. Isaiah 66:3Rank 12 from verse 6
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    3He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.

  13. Jeremiah 11:11Rank 13 from verse 6
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    11¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.

  14. Luke 5:16Rank 14 from verse 6
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    16¶ And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

  15. Proverbs 21:27Rank 15 from verse 6
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    27The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

  16. Song of Solomon 5:6Rank 16 from verse 6
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    6I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

  17. Ezekiel 8:18Rank 17 from verse 6
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    18Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

  18. Micah 3:4Rank 18 from verse 6
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    4Then shall they cry unto the Lord, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

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Hosea 5:6

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

find

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To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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5:5And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.

5:6They 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.

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5:7They have dealt treacherously against the Lord: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.

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