Their arrogance testifies against them, yet they don’t return to the Lord their God or even try to find him.
Parallel translations
- WEB The pride of Israel testifies to his face; yet they haven’t returned to Yahweh their God, nor sought him, for all this.
- KJV And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.
- BSB Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the LORD their God; despite all this, they do not seek Him.
- NKJV And the pride of Israel testifies to his face, But they do not return to the Lord their God, Nor seek Him for all this.
- NASB Though the pride of Israel testifies against him, Yet they have not returned to the Lord their God, Nor have they sought Him, despite all this.
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Quick answer
Israel's pride testifies against them, yet even so they will not return to or seek the LORD their God.
Overview
The nation's arrogance is itself a witness of guilt before God, and despite all their troubles they refuse to repent. This echoes Hosea's recurring lament over a people who will not turn back. The hardness of unbelief revealed here magnifies the wonder of grace that humbles the proud and draws sinners home through Christ.
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- Hos 5:5The pride of Israel testifies to his face. Therefore Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their iniquity. Judah also will stumble with them.
- Isa 9:13Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought Yahweh of Armies.
- Ps 53:2God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.
- Amos 4:6–13“I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in every town; yet you haven’t returned to me,” says Yahweh.
- Jer 8:5–6Why then have the people of Jerusalem fallen back by a perpetual backsliding? They cling to deceit, they refuse to return.
- Ps 14:2Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.
- Jer 35:15–17I have sent also to you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, ‘Return now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and don’t go after other gods to serve them, and you will dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers:’ but you have not inclined your ear, nor listened to me.
- Jer 3:3Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there has been no latter rain; yet you have a prostitute’s forehead. You refused to be ashamed.
- Rom 3:11There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.
- Prov 27:22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
- Hos 7:7They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges. All their kings have fallen. There is no one among them who calls to me.
- Zech 1:4Don’t you be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, saying: Yahweh of Armies says, ‘Return now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings;’ but they did not hear, nor listen to me, says Yahweh.
- Jer 25:5–7saying, “Return now everyone from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that Yahweh has given to you and to your fathers, from of old and even forever more.
- Hos 6:1“Come, and let us return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.
- Ps 10:4The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.
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