Hosea
Hosea 6:1–2
1Come, let us return to the LORD.
For He has torn us to pieces,
but He will heal us;
He has wounded us,
but He will bind up our wounds.
2After two days He will revive us;
on the third day He will raise us up,
that we may live in His presence.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Hosea 6:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Come | לְכוּ֙ | lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| let us return | וְנָשׁ֣וּבָה | wə·nā·šū·ḇāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| For | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| He | ה֥וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| has torn us to pieces | טָרָ֖ף | ṭā·rāp̄ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2963 tear, rend, pluck |
| but He will heal us | וְיִרְפָּאֵ֑נוּ | wə·yir·pā·’ê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H7495 heal |
| He has wounded us | יַ֖ךְ | yaḵ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| but He will bind up our wounds | וְיַחְבְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃ | wə·yaḥ·bə·šê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H2280 bind, bind on, bind up |
Hosea 6:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After two days | מִיֹּמָ֑יִם | mî·yō·mā·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - md | H3117 day |
| He will revive us | יְחַיֵּ֖נוּ | yə·ḥay·yê·nū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H2421 live |
| on the third | הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י | haš·šə·lî·šî | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7992 third |
| day | בַּיּוֹם֙ | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| He will raise us up | יְקִמֵ֖נוּ | yə·qi·mê·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| that we may live | וְנִחְיֶ֥ה | wə·niḥ·yeh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common plural | H2421 live |
| in His presence | לְפָנָֽיו׃ | lə·p̄ā·nāw | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hosea 6:1 Job 5:18 · Deuteronomy 32:39 · 1 Samuel 2:6 · Lamentations 3:40–41 · Hosea 14:4 · Isaiah 2:3 · Job 34:29 · Isaiah 55:7 · Jeremiah 30:17 · Hosea 14:1 · Hosea 13:7–9 · Jeremiah 50:4
Hosea 6:2 2 Kings 20:5 · 1 Corinthians 15:4 · Ezekiel 37:11–13 · Isaiah 26:19 · Hosea 13:14 · Psalm 30:4–5 · John 14:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.