Hosea 5:15
Strong's Lexicon
Then I will return
אֵלֵ֤ךְ (’ê·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

My place
מְקוֹמִ֔י (mə·qō·w·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 4725: 1) standing place, place 1a) standing place, station, post, office 1b) place, place of human abode 1c) city, land, region 1d) place, locality, spot 1e) space, room, distance 1f) region, quarter, direction 1g) give place to, instead of

until
עַ֥ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even

אֲשֶֽׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if

they admit their guilt
יֶאְשְׁמ֖וּ (ye’·šə·mū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 816: 1) to offend, be guilty, trespass 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do wrong, offend, trespass, commit an offense, do injury 1a2) to be or become guilty 1a3) to be held guilty 1a4) to be incriminated 1b) (Niphal) to suffer punishment 1c) (Hiphil) to declare guilty 2) (TWOT) to be desolate, acknowledge offense

and seek
וּבִקְשׁ֣וּ (ū·ḇiq·šū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1245: 1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to seek to find 1a2) to seek to secure 1a3) to seek the face 1a4) to desire, demand 1a5) to require, exact 1a6) to ask, request 1b) (Pual) to be sought

My face;
פָנָ֑י (p̄ā·nāy)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

in their affliction
בַּצַּ֥ר (baṣ·ṣar)
Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6862: 1) narrow, tight 2) straits, distress 3) adversary, foe, enemy, oppressor 4) hard pebble, flint

they will earnestly seek Me
יְשַׁחֲרֻֽנְנִי׃ (yə·ša·ḥă·run·nî)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular, Paragogic nun
Strong's Hebrew 7836: 1) to seek, seek early or earnestly, look early or diligently for 1a) (Qal) to look for diligently, seek 1b) (Piel) to seek, seek early

לָהֶ֖ם (lā·hem)
Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: 1) they, these, the same, who

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

Young's Literal Translation
I go—I turn back unto My place, Till that they are desolate, and have sought My face. In their distress they do seek Me speedily!’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will depart and return to My place until they recognize their guilt and seek My face; they will search for Me in their distress.

New American Standard Bible
I will go away [and] return to My place Until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.

King James Bible
I will go [and] return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Then I will return to my lair until they have borne their guilt and seek my face-- in their misery they will earnestly seek me."

New Living Translation
Then I will return to my place until they admit their guilt and turn to me. For as soon as trouble comes, they will earnestly search for me."

English Standard Version
I will return again to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, and in their distress earnestly seek me.

New American Standard Bible
I will go away and return to My place Until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.

King James Bible
I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will depart and return to My place until they recognize their guilt and seek My face; they will search for Me in their distress.

International Standard Version
"I will leave and go back to my place until they admit their offense and seek my face. When affliction comes to them, they will eagerly seek me."

NET Bible
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.

American Standard Version
I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.

English Revised Version
I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.

Young's Literal Translation
I go -- I turn back unto My place, Till that they are desolate, and have sought My face. In their distress they do seek Me speedily!'
















Cross References
Genesis 42:21
And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

Leviticus 26:40
If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;

Numbers 21:7
Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

Psalm 50:15
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Psalm 78:34
When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired early after God.

Isaiah 18:4
For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

Isaiah 26:9
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

Isaiah 26:16
LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.

Isaiah 64:7
And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.

Jeremiah 2:27
Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.

Jeremiah 3:13
Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.
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