Verse
Hosea 6:3 — Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth…
“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.”
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The verses around Hosea 6:3.
1Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
2After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
3Then 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.
4O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
5Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.
Verse explanation
A promise that, in seeking God, He would come as surely as the dawn and the seasonal rain — but the next verse already reveals that this repentance was shallow.
From the Hosea 6 study in Bible in Stories.
Hosea 6:3 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Então conheceremos, e proseguiremos em conhecer, ao Senhor: como a alva, está apparelhada a sua saida: e elle a nós virá como a chuva, como chuva serodia que rega a terra.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Conheçamos, e prossigamos em conhecer ao SENHOR; sua vinda está preparada como o nascer do sol; ele virá a nós como a chuva, como a chuva da primavera, que rega a terra.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Conozcamos al Señor; procuremos conocerlo y él se aparecerá frente a nosotros como el sol brillante. Él vendrá a nosotros tan ciertamente como la lluvia de la primavera que riega la tierra”.
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