When they go with their flocks and herds
    to seek the Lord,(A)
they will not find him;
    he has withdrawn(B) himself from them.
They are unfaithful(C) to the Lord;
    they give birth to illegitimate(D) children.
When they celebrate their New Moon feasts,(E)
    he will devour[a](F) their fields.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:7 Or Now their New Moon feasts / will devour them and

With their flocks and herds they shall go
    to seek the Lord,
but they will not find him;
    he has withdrawn from them.(A)
They have dealt faithlessly with the Lord,
    for they have borne illegitimate children.
    Now the new moon shall devour them along with their fields.(B)

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