Focused Passage
A Call to Return and the Exposure of Fleeting Covenant Love
Hosea 6 moves from a communal call to return and be healed, to the LORD's interrogation of Israel and Judah's fleeting love, to the prophetic verdict that steadfast love and knowledge of God matter more than sacrifice, to evidence that covenant treachery has defiled the land and left both Israel and Judah exposed to judgment.
Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources
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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