Hosea

Hosea 6:3

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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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

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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.