NASB — Hosea 6 — KJV

The Response to God’s Rebuke

  1aCome°, let us return° to the LORD°.
  For bHe has torn° [us], but cHe will heal° us;
  He has Iwounded° [us], but He will dbandage° us.
  2 “He will arevive° us after° two days°;
  He will braise° us up on the third° day°,
  That we may live° before° Him.
  3 “So let us aknow°, let us press° on to know° the LORD°.
  His bgoing° forth° is as certain° as the dawn°;
  And He will come° to us like the crain°,
  Like the spring° rain° watering° the earth°.”

[1] ILit struck aJr 50:4, 5 bDt 32:39; Ho 5:14 cJr 30:17; Ho 14:4 dIs 30:26
[2] aPs 30:5 b1Co 15:4
[3] aIs 2:3; Mi 4:2 bPs 19:6; Mi 5:2 cJb 29:23; Ps 72:6; Jol 2:23

  4 ¶ What° shall I do° with you, O aEphraim°?
  What° shall I do° with you, O Judah°?
  For your Iloyalty° is like a bmorning° cloud°
  And like the dew° which goes° away early°.
  5 Therefore°° I have ahewn° [them] in pieces° by the prophets°;
  I have slain° them by the bwords° of My mouth°;
  And the judgments° on you are [like] the light° that goes° forth°.
  6 For aI delight° in loyalty° brather° than° sacrifice°,
  And in the knowledge° of God° rather° than° burnt° offerings°.
  7 But alike IAdam° they have btransgressed° the covenant°;
  There° they have cdealt° treacherously° against Me.
  8 aGilead° is a city° of wrongdoers°,
  Tracked° with bbloody° [footprints].
  9 And as araiders° wait° for a man°,
  [So] a band° of priests° bmurder° on the way° to Shechem°;
  Surely° they have committed° Iccrime°.
  10 In the house° of Israel° I have seen° a ahorrible° thing°;
  Ephraim’s° bharlotry° is there°, Israel° has defiled° itself.
  11 Also°, O Judah°, there is a aharvest° appointed for you,
  When I brestore° the fortunes° of My people°.

[4] IOr lovingkindness aHo 7:1; 11:8 bPs 78:34-37; Ho 13:3
[5] a1S 15:32, 33; Jr 1:10; 5:14 bJr 23:29
[6] aMt 9:13; 12:7 bIs 1:11
[7] IOr men aJb 31:33 bHo 8:1 cHo 5:7
[8] aHo 12:11 bHo 4:2
[9] IOr lewdness aHo 7:1 bJr 7:9, 10; Ho 4:2 cEzk 22:9; 23:27; Ho 2:10
[10] aJr 5:30, 31; 23:14 bHo 5:3
[11] aJr 51:33; Jol 3:13 bZp 2:7


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An exhortation to repentance.

1 ¶ Come,¹ª² and let us returnºª unto² the LORD:º for² he² hath torn,ºª and he will healºª us; he hath smitten,ºª and he will bind us up.ºª 2 After two daysº² will he reviveºª us: in the thirdº dayº he will raise us up,ºª and we shall liveºª in his sight.º 3 Then shall we know,ºª [if] we follow¹ª on² to knowºª² the LORD:º his going forthº is preparedºª as the morning;º and he shall comeºª unto us as the rain,º as the latterº [and] former rain¹ª² unto the earth.º

[1] Dt 32:39; 1S 2:6; Jb 5:18; 34:29; Ps 30:7; Is 2:3; 30:22; 55:7; Jr 3:22; 30:12; 33:5; 50:4; Lm 3:32, 40; Ho 5:12, 15; 13:7; 14:1; Zp 2:1.
[2] Gn 17:18; 2K 20:5; Ps 30:4; 61:7; Is 26:19; Ezk 37:11; Ho 13:14; Jn 14:19; Ro 14:8; 1Co 15:4.
[3] Dt 32:2; 2S 23:4; Jb 29:23; Ps 19:4; 65:9; 72:6; Pv 2:1; 4:18; Is 5:6; 32:15; 44:3; 54:13; Jr 24:7; Ezk 36:25; Ho 2:20; 10:12; 14:5; Jol 2:23; Mi 4:2; 5:7; Zc 10:1; Mal 4:2; Mt 13:11; Lk 1:78; Jn 7:17; 17:3; Ac 17:11; Php 3:13; He 3:14; 2P 1:19; Rv 22:16.

A complaint of their untowardness and iniquity.

4 ¶ O Ephraim,º what² shall I doºª unto thee? O Judah,º what² shall I doºª unto thee? for your goodnessº [is] as a morningº cloud,º and as the earlyºª dewº it goeth away.ºª 5 Therefore²² have I hewedºª [them] by the prophets;º I have slainºª them by the wordsº of my mouth:º and thy judgmentsº [are as] the lightº [that] goeth forth.ºª 6 For² I desiredºª mercy,º and not² sacrifice;º and the knowledgeº of Godº more than burnt offerings.º² 7 But they² like menº have transgressedºª the covenant:º there² have they dealt treacherouslyºª against me. 8 Gileadº [is] a cityº of them that workºª iniquity,º [and is] pollutedº with blood.º² 9 And as troops¹ of robbers² waitºª for a man,º [so] the companyº of priestsº murderºª in the wayº by consent:ºª¹ for² they commitºª lewdness.º 10 I have seenºª an horrible thingº in the houseº of Israel:º there² [is] the whoredomº of Ephraim,º Israelº is defiled.ºª 11 Also,² O Judah,º he hath setºª an harvestº for thee, when I returnedºª the captivityº of my people.º

[4] Jg 2:18; Ps 78:34; 106:12; Is 5:3; Jr 3:10, 19; 5:7, 9, 23; 9:7; 34:15; Ho 11:8; 13:3; Mt 13:21; Lk 13:7; 19:41; 2P 2:20.
[5] Gn 18:25; 1S 13:13; 15:22; 1K 14:6; 17:1; 18:17; 19:17; 2K 1:16; 2Ch 21:12; Jb 34:10; Ps 37:6; 119:120; Is 11:4; 58:1; Jr 1:10, 18; 5:14; 13:13; 23:29; Ezk 3:9; 43:3; Zp 3:5; Ac 7:31; Ro 2:5; He 4:12; Rv 1:16; 2:16; 9:15, 21.
[6] 1S 15:22; 1Ch 28:9; Ps 50:8; Pv 21:3; Ec 5:1; Is 1:11; 58:6; Jr 7:22; 22:16; Dn 4:27; Ho 4:1; Am 5:21; Mi 6:6; Mt 5:7; 9:13; 12:7; 1Jn 2:3; 3:6.
[7] Gn 3:6, 11; 2K 17:15; Jb 31:33; Is 24:5, 16; 48:8; Jr 3:7; 5:11; 9:6; 31:32; Ezk 16:59; Ho 5:7; 8:1; He 8:9.
[8] Jsh 21:38; 2S 3:27; 20:8; 1K 2:5; Ps 10:8; 59:2; Is 59:6; Jr 11:19; Ho 5:1; 12:11; Mi 7:2; Mt 26:15; Ac 23:12; 25:3.
[9] 1K 12:25; Ezr 8:31; Jb 1:15; Pv 1:11; Jr 11:9; Ezk 22:27; Ho 5:1; 7:1; Mi 3:9; Zp 3:3; Mk 14:1; Lk 22:2; Jn 11:47; Ac 4:24.
[10] 1K 12:8; 15:30; 2K 17:7; Jr 2:12; 3:6; 5:30; 18:13; 23:14; Ezk 23:5; Ho 4:11, 17; 5:3.
[11] Jb 42:10; Ps 126:1; Jr 51:33; Jol 3:13; Mi 4:12; Zp 2:7; Rv 14:15.


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