Hosea 6

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Hosea 6

The Response to God’s Rebuke

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“^(A)Come, let us return to the Lord.
For ^(B)He has torn us, but ^(C)He will heal us;
He has ^(a)wounded us, but He will ^(D)bandage us.

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“He will ^(E)revive us after two days;
He will ^(F)raise us up on the third day,
That we may live before Him.

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“So let us ^(G)know, let us press on to know the Lord.
His ^(H)going forth is as certain as the dawn;
And He will come to us like the ^(I)rain,
Like the spring rain watering the earth.”

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What shall I do with you, O ^(J)Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
For your ^(b)loyalty is like a ^(K)morning cloud
And like the dew which goes away early.

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Therefore I have ^(L)hewn them in pieces by the prophets;
I have slain them by the ^(M)words of My mouth;
And the judgments on you are like the light that goes forth.

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For ^(N)I delight in loyalty ^(O)rather than sacrifice,
And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

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But ^(P)like ^(c)Adam they have ^(Q)transgressed the covenant;
There they have ^(R)dealt treacherously against Me.

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^(S)Gilead is a city of wrongdoers,
Tracked with ^(T)bloody footprints.

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And as ^(U)raiders wait for a man,
So a band of priests ^(V)murder on the way to Shechem;
Surely they have committed ^(d)^(W)crime.

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In the house of Israel I have seen a ^(X)horrible thing;
Ephraim’s ^(Y)harlotry is there, Israel has defiled itself.

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Also, O Judah, there is a ^(Z)harvest appointed for you,
When I ^(AA)restore the fortunes of My people.

Footnotes:

a. Hosea 6:1: ['Lit ', struck]

b. Hosea 6:4: ['Or ', lovingkindness]

c. Hosea 6:7: ['Or ', men]

d. Hosea 6:9: ['Or ', lewdness]

Cross references:

A. Hosea 6:1: Jeremiah 50:4; Jeremiah 50:5

B. Hosea 6:1: Deuteronomy 32:39; Hosea 5:14

C. Hosea 6:1: Jeremiah 30:17; Hosea 14:4

D. Hosea 6:1: Isaiah 30:26

E. Hosea 6:2: Psalm 30:5

F. Hosea 6:2: 1 Corinthians 15:4

G. Hosea 6:3: Isaiah 2:3; Micah 4:2

H. Hosea 6:3: Psalm 19:6; Micah 5:2

I. Hosea 6:3: Job 29:23; Psalm 72:6; Joel 2:23

J. Hosea 6:4: Hosea 7:1; Hosea 11:8

K. Hosea 6:4: Psalm 78:34-37; Hosea 13:3

L. Hosea 6:5: 1 Samuel 15:32; 1 Samuel 15:33; Jeremiah 1:10; Jeremiah 5:14

M. Hosea 6:5: Jeremiah 23:29

N. Hosea 6:6: Matthew 9:13; Matthew 12:7

O. Hosea 6:6: Isaiah 1:11

P. Hosea 6:7: Job 31:33

Q. Hosea 6:7: Hosea 8:1

R. Hosea 6:7: Hosea 5:7

S. Hosea 6:8: Hosea 12:11

T. Hosea 6:8: Hosea 4:2

U. Hosea 6:9: Hosea 7:1

V. Hosea 6:9: Jeremiah 7:9; Jeremiah 7:10; Hosea 4:2

W. Hosea 6:9: Ezekiel 22:9; Ezekiel 23:27; Hosea 2:10

X. Hosea 6:10: Jeremiah 5:30; Jeremiah 5:31; Jeremiah 23:14

Y. Hosea 6:10: Hosea 5:3

Z. Hosea 6:11: Jeremiah 51:33; Joel 3:13

AA. Hosea 6:11: Zephaniah 2:7