Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
return to my place—that is, withdraw My favor.
till they acknowledge their offence—The Hebrew is, "till they suffer the penalty of their guilt." Probably "accepting the punishment of their guilt" (compare Zechariah 11:5) is included in the idea, as English Version translates. Compare Leviticus 26:40-41; Jeremiah 29:12-13; Ezekiel 6:9; Ezekiel 20:43; Ezekiel 36:31.
seek my face—that is, seek My favor (Proverbs 29:26, Margin).
in . . . affliction . . . seek me early—that is, diligently; rising up before dawn to seek Me (Psalms 119:147; compare Psalms 78:34).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hosea 5:15:
Job 8:5
Ezekiel 20:43
Hosea 6:1
Hosea 6:2
Zechariah 1:16
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