Yesaya 37:20

37:20 Now, O Lord our God, rescue us from his power, so all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone are the Lord.” ¹ 

Hosea 5:15

5:15 Then I will return again to my lair

until they have suffered their punishment. ² 

Then they will seek me; ³ 

in their distress they will earnestly seek me.

[37:20]  ¹ tn The parallel text in 2 Kgs 19:19 reads, “that you, Lord, are the only God.”

[5:15]  ² tn The verb יֶאְשְׁמוּ (ye’shÿmu, Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural from אָשַׁם, ’asham, “to be guilty”) means “to bear their punishment” (Ps 34:22-23; Prov 30:10; Isa 24:6; Jer 2:3; Hos 5:15; 10:2; 14:1; Zech 11:5; Ezek 6:6; BDB 79 s.v. אָשַׁם 3). Many English versions translate this as “admit their guilt” (NIV, NLT) or “acknowledge their guilt” (NASB, NRSV), but cf. NAB “pay for their guilt” and TEV “have suffered enough for their sins.”

[5:15]  ³ tn Heb “seek my face” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “seek my presence.”