New English Translation
Hosea 6:3
3So let us acknowledge him! Let us seek to acknowledge the Lord! He will come to our rescue as certainly as the appearance of the dawn, as certainly as the winter rain comes, as certainly as the spring rain that waters the land.”
Hosea 6:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let us know, Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, Like the latter and former rain to the earth.
Context of Hosea 6:3
1“Come on! Let’s return to the Lord! He himself has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us! He has injured us, but he will bandage our wounds! 2He will restore us in a very short time; he will heal us in a little while, so that we may live in his presence. So let us acknowledge him! Let us seek to acknowledge the Lord! He will come to our rescue as certainly as the appearance of the dawn, as certainly as the winter rain comes, as certainly as the spring rain that waters the land.” 4What am I going to do with you, O Ephraim? What am I going to do with you, O Judah? For your faithfulness is as fleeting as the morning mist; it disappears as quickly as dawn’s dew! 5Therefore, I will certainly cut you into pieces at the hands of the prophets; I will certainly kill you in fulfillment of my oracles of judgment; for my judgment will come forth like the light of the dawn.
Read all of Hosea 6Hosea 6:3 word by word
וְנֵדְעָ֣ה נִרְדְּפָ֗ה לָדַ֙עַת֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה כְּשַׁ֖חַר נָכ֣וֹן מֽוֹצָא֑וֹ וְיָב֤וֹא כַגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ לָ֔נוּ כְּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ י֥וֹרֶה אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then shall we knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- we followרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- his going forthמוֹצָאmôtsâ' môtsâ' · exitH4161
- is preparedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
- as the morningשַׁ֫חַרshachar · dawnH7837
- and he shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- unto us as the rainגֶּ֫שֶׁםgeshem · rainH1653
- as the latterמַלְקוֹשׁmalqôsh · spring rainH4456
- former rainיָרָאyârâh yârâ' · to shootH3384
- unto the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
Cross-references for Hosea 6:3
- Hosea 2:20I will commit myself to you in faithfulness; then you will acknowledge the Lord.”
- Isaiah 54:13All your children will be followers of the Lord, and your children will enjoy great prosperity.
- Jeremiah 24:7I will give them the desire to acknowledge that I am the Lord. I will be their God and they will be my people. For they will wholeheartedly return to me.’
- Micah 4:2Many nations will come, saying, “Come on! Let’s go up to the Lord’s mountain, to the temple of Jacob’s God, so he can teach us his commands and we can live by his laws.” For Zion will be the source of instruction; the Lord’s teachings will proceed from Jerusalem.
- John 17:3Now this is eternal life – that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.
- Proverbs 2:1My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands within you,
- Matthew 13:11He replied, “You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.
- John 7:17If anyone wants to do God’s will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own authority.
- Acts 17:11These Jews were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they eagerly received the message, examining the scriptures carefully every day to see if these things were so.
- Philippians 3:13Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,
- Hebrews 3:14For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence firm until the end.
- 2 Samuel 23:4is like the light of morning when the sun comes up, a morning in which there are no clouds. He is like the brightness after rain that produces grass from the earth.
- Psalms 19:4Yet its voice echoes throughout the earth; its words carry to the distant horizon. In the sky he has pitched a tent for the sun.
- Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.
- Malachi 4:2But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall.
- Luke 1:78Because of our God’s tender mercy the dawn will break upon us from on high
Commentaries on Hosea 6:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Then shall we know - We shall have the fullest evidence that we have not believed in vain. If we follow on to know the Lord - If we continue to be as much in earnest as we now are. His going forth - The manifestation of his mercy to our souls is as certain as the rising of the sun at the appointed time. And he shall come unto us as the rain - As surely as the early and the latter rain come. The first, to prepare the earth for the seed; this fell in…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord - Rather, “Then shall we know, shall follow on to know the Lord,” i. e., we shall not only know Him, but we shall grow continually in that knowledge. Then, in Israel, God says, “there was no knowledge of Him;” His “people was destroyed for lack of it” Hosea 4:1, Hosea 4:6. In Christ He promises, that they should have that inward knowledge of Him, ever growing, because the grace, through which it is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3After God judged Israel, the religious leaders asked the people to repent and know the Lord. The rains that came in early spring were essential for growing crops.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. know, if we follow on to know the Lord--The result of His recovered favor (Ho 6:2) will be onward growth in saving knowledge of God, as the result of perseverance in following after Him (Psa 63:8; Is 54:13). "Then" implies the consequence of the revival in Ho 6:2. The "if" is not so much conditional, as expressive of the means which God's grace will sanctify to the full enlightenment of Israel in the knowledge of Him. As want of "knowledge of God" has…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Hosea 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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