Hosea

Hosea 6:1–3

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.

³So let us know —

let us press on to know the LORD.

As surely as the sun rises,

He will appear;

He will come to us like the rain,

like the spring showers that water the earth.

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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

Hosea 6:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So let us know	וְנֵדְעָ֣ה	wə·nê·ḏə·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H3045 know
let us press on	נִרְדְּפָ֗ה	nir·də·p̄āh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
to know	לָדַ֙עַת֙	lā·ḏa·‘aṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3045 know
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
As surely as	נָכ֣וֹן	nā·ḵō·wn	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3559 be firm
the sun rises	כְּשַׁ֖חַר	kə·ša·ḥar	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H7837 dawn
He will appear	מֽוֹצָא֑וֹ	mō·w·ṣā·’ōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4161 place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring
He will come	וְיָב֤וֹא	wə·yā·ḇō·w	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to us	לָ֔נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
like the rain	כַגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙	ḵag·ge·šem	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1653 rain, shower
like the spring showers	כְּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ	kə·mal·qō·wōš	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H4456 latter-rain, spring-rain
that water	י֥וֹרֶה	yō·w·reh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3384 throw, shoot
the earth	אָֽרֶץ׃	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Cross-references

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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

Hosea 6:3 Jeremiah 24:7 · Hosea 14:5 · Proverbs 2:1–5 · Psalm 72:6 · Philippians 3:13–15 · Matthew 13:11 · Revelation 22:16 · Zechariah 10:1 · Micah 4:2 · Malachi 4:2 · Luke 1:78 · 2 Peter 1:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.