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1 Come, 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.
2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
3 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.
4 O 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.
5 Therefore 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.
6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
7 But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
8 Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.
9 And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
10 I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.
11 Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.

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Hebrew interlinear — Hosea 6:1–11 (103 words)
1
  1. לְכוּ֙lĕkûhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  2. וְנָשׁ֣וּבָהwĕnāšûbâshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
  3. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  4. יְהוָ֔הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  5. כִּ֛יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  6. ה֥וּאhûʾhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  7. טָרָ֖ףṭārāptaraph: to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)H2963
  8. וְיִרְפָּאֵ֑נוּwĕyirpāʾēnûrapha': (properly) to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cureH7495
  9. יַ֖ךְyaknakah: to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)H5221
  10. וְיַחְבְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃wĕyaḥbĕšēnûchabash: to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle)H2280
2
  1. יְחַיֵּ֖נוּyĕḥayyēnûchayah: to live, whether literally or figurativelyH2421
  2. מִיֹּמָ֑יִםmiyyōmāyimyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  3. בַּיּוֹם֙bayyômyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  4. הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יhaššĕlîšîshliyshiy: third; feminine a third (part)H7992
  5. יְקִמֵ֖נוּyĕqimēnûquwm: to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)H6965
  6. וְנִחְיֶ֥הwĕniḥyechayah: to live, whether literally or figurativelyH2421
  7. לְפָנָֽיו׃lĕpānāywpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
3
  1. וְנֵדְעָ֣הwĕnēdĕʿâyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  2. נִרְדְּפָ֗הnirdĕpâradaph: to run after (usually with hostile intentH7291
  3. לָדַ֙עַת֙lādaʿatyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  4. אֶתʾeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  5. יְהוָ֔הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  6. כְּשַׁ֖חַרkĕšaḥarshachar: dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)H7837
  7. נָכ֣וֹןnākônkuwn: (properly) to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular)H3559
  8. מֹֽצָא֑וֹmōṣāʾômowtsa': a going forth, i.e. (the act) an egress, or (the place) an exitH4161
  9. וְיָב֤וֹאwĕyābôʾbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  10. כַגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙kaggešemgeshem: a showerH1653
  11. לָ֔נוּlānû
  12. כְּמַלְק֖וֹשׁkĕmalqôšmalqowsh: the spring rain; (figuratively) eloquenceH4456
  13. י֥וֹרֶהyôreyowreh: sprinkling; (hence) a sprinkling (or autumnal showers)H3138
  14. אָֽרֶץ׃ʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
4
  1. מָ֤הmâmah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  2. אֶֽעֱשֶׂהʾeʿĕśe`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  3. לְּךָ֙lĕkā
  4. אֶפְרַ֔יִםʾeprayimEphrayim: double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of JosephH669
  5. מָ֥הmâmah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  6. אֶעֱשֶׂהʾeʿĕśe`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  7. לְּךָ֖lĕkā
  8. יְהוּדָ֑הyĕhûdâYhuwdah: celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five IsraelitesH3063
  9. וְחַסְדְּכֶם֙wĕḥasdĕkemcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
  10. כַּֽעֲנַןkaʿănan`anan: a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloudH6051
  11. בֹּ֔קֶרbōqerboqer: (properly) dawn (as the break of day); (generally) morningH1242
  12. וְכַטַּ֖לwĕkaṭṭaltal: dew (as covering vegetation)H2919
  13. מַשְׁכִּ֥יםmaškîmshakam: (literally) to load up (on the back of man or beast)H7925
  14. הֹלֵֽךְ׃hōlēkhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
5
  1. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  2. כֵּ֗ןkēnken: (properly) set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) justH3651
  3. חָצַ֙בְתִּי֙ḥāṣabtiychatsab: to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material)H2672
  4. בַּנְּבִיאִ֔יםbannĕbîʾîmnabiy': a prophet; (generally) inspired manH5030
  5. הֲרַגְתִּ֖יםhăragtîmharag: to smite with deadly intentH2026
  6. בְּאִמְרֵיbĕʾimrêemer: something saidH561
  7. פִ֑יpîpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
  8. וּמִשְׁפָּטֶ֖יךָûmišpāṭêkāmishpat: (properly) a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree...H4941
  9. א֥וֹרʾôrowr: illumination; (concretely) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)H216
  10. יֵצֵֽא׃yēṣēʾyatsa': to go out; (causatively) to bring outH3318
6
  1. כִּ֛יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. חֶ֥סֶדḥesedcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
  3. חָפַ֖צְתִּיḥāpaṣtîchaphets: (properly) to incline to; (by implication) (literally but rarely) to bendH2654
  4. וְלֹאwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  5. זָ֑בַחzābaḥzebach: (properly) a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animalH2077
  6. וְדַ֥עַתwĕdaʿatda`ath: knowledgeH1847
  7. אֱלֹהִ֖יםʾĕlōhîmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  8. מֵעֹלֽוֹת׃mēʿōlôt`olah: a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending)H5930
7
  1. וְהֵ֕מָּהwĕhēmmâhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
  2. כְּאָדָ֖םkĕʾādāmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  3. עָבְר֣וּʿobrû`abar: to cross overH5674
  4. בְרִ֑יתbĕrîtbriyth: a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)H1285
  5. שָׁ֖םšāmsham: there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thenceH8033
  6. בָּ֥גְדוּbāgĕdûbagad: to cover (with a garment); (figuratively) to act covertlyH898
8
  1. גִּלְעָ֕דgilʿādGil`ad: Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three IsraelitesH1568
  2. קִרְיַ֖תqiryatqiryah: a cityH7151
  3. פֹּ֣עֲלֵיpōʿălêpa`al: to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practiseH6466
  4. אָ֑וֶןʾāwenaven: (strictly) nothingness; (also) trouble, vanity, wickednessH205
  5. עֲקֻבָּ֖הʿăqubbâ`aqob: in the original sense, a knoll (as swelling up)H6121
  6. מִדָּֽם׃middāmdam: blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animalH1818
9
  1. וּכְחַכֵּ֨יûkĕḥakkêchakah: (properly) to adhere to; (hence) to awaitH2442
  2. אִ֜ישׁʾîšiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  3. גְּדוּדִ֗יםgĕdûdîmgduwd: a crowd (especially of soldiers)H1416
  4. חֶ֚בֶרḥebercheber: a society; also a spellH2267
  5. כֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםkōhănîmkohen: (literally) one officiating, a priest; (also, by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)H3548
  6. דֶּ֖רֶךְderekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  7. יְרַצְּחוּyĕraṣṣĕḥûratsach: (properly) to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murderH7523
  8. שֶׁ֑כְמָהšekmâshkem: the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdensH7926
  9. כִּ֥יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  10. זִמָּ֖הzimmâzimmah: a plan, especially a bad oneH2154
  11. עָשֽׂוּ׃ʿāśû`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
10
  1. בְּבֵית֙bĕbêtbayith: a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)H1004
  2. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiśrāʾēlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
  3. רָאִ֖יתִיrāʾîtîra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  4. שַׁעֲרֽיּרִיָּ֑הšaʿăryyriyyâsha`aruwrah: something fearfulH8186
  5. שָׁ֚םšāmsham: there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thenceH8033
  6. זְנ֣וּתzĕnûtznuwth: adultery, i.e. (figuratively) infidelity, idolatryH2184
  7. לְאֶפְרַ֔יִםlĕʾeprayimEphrayim: double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of JosephH669
  8. נִטְמָ֖אniṭmāʾtame': to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)H2930
  9. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiśrāʾēlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
11
  1. גַּםgamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
  2. יְהוּדָ֕הyĕhûdâYhuwdah: celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five IsraelitesH3063
  3. שָׁ֥תšātshiyth: to place (in a very wide application)H7896
  4. קָצִ֖ירqāṣîrqatsiyr: severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figurativelyH7105
  5. לָ֑ךְlāk
  6. בְּשׁוּבִ֖יbĕšûbîshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
  7. שְׁב֥וּתšĕbûtshbuwth: exile; (concretely) prisonersH7622
  8. עַמִּֽי׃ʿammî`am: a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel)H5971

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Strong's words in Hosea 6 (6)
Strong's H6213 — אֶֽעֱשֶׂה (ʾeʿĕśe)
`asah (aw-saw') v. 1. to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows) [a primitive root] KJV: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.. Appears 3 times in Hosea 6.
Strong's H1980 — לְכוּ֙ (lĕkû)
halak (haw-lak') v. 1. a primitive root 2. to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) [akin to H3212] KJV: (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be c. Appears 2 times in Hosea 6.
Strong's H2421 — יְחַיֵּ֖נוּ (yĕḥayyēnû)
chayah (khaw-yaw') v. 1. to live, whether literally or figuratively 2. causatively, to revive [a primitive root] KJV: keep (leave, make) alive, X certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, (X God) save (alive, life, lives), X surely, be whole. Compare: H2331, H2421. Appears 2 times in Hosea 6.
Strong's H2617 — וְחַסְדְּכֶם֙ (wĕḥasdĕkem)
checed (kheh'-sed) n-m. 1. kindness 2. (by implication, towards God) piety 3. (by opposition, rarely) reproof 4. (subjectively) beauty [from H2616] KJV: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-)kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing. Root(s): H2616. Appears 2 times in Hosea 6.
Strong's H3045 — וְנֵדְעָ֣ה (wĕnēdĕʿâ)
yada` (yaw-dah') v. 1. to know 2. (properly) to ascertain by seeing 3. used in a great variety of senses 4. figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition 5. and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) (as follow) [a primitive root] KJV: acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-)awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, X could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-)norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), X will be, wist, wit, wot.. Appears 2 times in Hosea 6.
Strong's H3063 — יְהוּדָ֑ה (yĕhûdâ)
Yhuwdah (yeh-hoo-daw') n/p. 1. celebrated 2. Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites 3. also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory [from H3034] KJV: Judah. Root(s): H3034. Appears 2 times in Hosea 6.

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“For it is said there is great and exceeding joy and festivity in the heavens with the Father and the angels when one sinner turns and repents. This is why he cries, “I will have mercy, and not sacrifice.””

What the Early Church wrote about Hosea 6 (4)

  • “And again through the prophet the Lord says, “At dawn they will be on watch for me, saying, ‘Let us go and return to the Lord our God.’ ””

    — Cyprian (3rd century) on Hosea 6:1

  • “He it is, most assuredly, who “will have mercy rather than sacrifice.” The heavens and the angels who are there rejoice at human repentance. Look at you now, sinner, be of good heart!”

    — Tertullian (3rd century) on Hosea 6:6

  • “We shall find Him, as it were, prepared in the morning.”

  • “But there is also that which is more honorable than all—the fact that Christ, the maker of all, came down as the rain, and was known as a spring, and diffused himself as a river, and was baptized in the Jordan. For you have just heard how Jesus came to John and was baptized by...”

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