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1 โ€œCome, and let us return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.

2 After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him.

3 Let us acknowledge Yahweh. Let us press on to know Yahweh. As surely as the sun rises, Yahweh will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.โ€

4 โ€œEphraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.

5 Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.

6 For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

7 But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me, there.

8 Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood.

9 As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.

10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing. There is prostitution in Ephraim. Israel is defiled.

11 โ€œAlso, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, when I restore the fortunes of my people.

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Hebrew interlinear — Hosea 6:1–11 (103 words)
1
  1. ืœึฐื›ื•ึผึ™lฤ•kรปhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  2. ื•ึฐื ึธืฉืึฃื•ึผื‘ึธื”wฤ•nฤลกรปbรขshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
  3. ืึถืœสพelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  4. ื™ึฐื”ื•ึธึ”ื”yฤ•hwรขYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  5. ื›ึผึดึ›ื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  6. ื”ึฅื•ึผืhรปสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  7. ื˜ึธืจึธึ–ืฃแนญฤrฤptaraph: to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)H2963
  8. ื•ึฐื™ึดืจึฐืคึผึธืึตึ‘ื ื•ึผwฤ•yirpฤสพฤ“nรปrapha': (properly) to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cureH7495
  9. ื™ึทึ–ืšึฐyaknakah: to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)H5221
  10. ื•ึฐื™ึทื—ึฐื‘ึผึฐืฉืึตึฝื ื•ึผืƒwฤ•yaแธฅbฤ•ลกฤ“nรปchabash: to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle)H2280
2
  1. ื™ึฐื—ึทื™ึผึตึ–ื ื•ึผyฤ•แธฅayyฤ“nรปchayah: to live, whether literally or figurativelyH2421
  2. ืžึดื™ึผึนืžึธึ‘ื™ึดืmiyyลmฤyimyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  3. ื‘ึผึทื™ึผื•ึนืึ™bayyรดmyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  4. ื”ึทืฉืึผึฐืœึดื™ืฉืึดึ”ื™haลกลกฤ•lรฎลกรฎshliyshiy: third; feminine a third (part)H7992
  5. ื™ึฐืงึดืžึตึ–ื ื•ึผyฤ•qimฤ“nรปquwm: to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)H6965
  6. ื•ึฐื ึดื—ึฐื™ึถึฅื”wฤ•niแธฅyechayah: to live, whether literally or figurativelyH2421
  7. ืœึฐืคึธื ึธึฝื™ื•ืƒlฤ•pฤnฤywpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
3
  1. ื•ึฐื ึตื“ึฐืขึธึฃื”wฤ•nฤ“dฤ•สฟรขyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  2. ื ึดืจึฐื“ึผึฐืคึธึ—ื”nirdฤ•pรขradaph: to run after (usually with hostile intentH7291
  3. ืœึธื“ึทึ™ืขึทืชึ™lฤdaสฟatyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  4. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  5. ื™ึฐื”ื•ึธึ”ื”yฤ•hwรขYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  6. ื›ึผึฐืฉืึทึ–ื—ึทืจkฤ•ลกaแธฅarshachar: dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)H7837
  7. ื ึธื›ึฃื•ึนืŸnฤkรดnkuwn: (properly) to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular)H3559
  8. ืžึนึฝืฆึธืึ‘ื•ึนmลแนฃฤสพรดmowtsa': a going forth, i.e. (the act) an egress, or (the place) an exitH4161
  9. ื•ึฐื™ึธื‘ึคื•ึนืwฤ•yฤbรดสพbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  10. ื›ึทื’ึผึถึ™ืฉืึถืึ™kaggeลกemgeshem: a showerH1653
  11. ืœึธึ”ื ื•ึผlฤnรป
  12. ื›ึผึฐืžึทืœึฐืงึ–ื•ึนืฉืkฤ•malqรดลกmalqowsh: the spring rain; (figuratively) eloquenceH4456
  13. ื™ึฅื•ึนืจึถื”yรดreyowreh: sprinkling; (hence) a sprinkling (or autumnal showers)H3138
  14. ืึธึฝืจึถืฅืƒสพฤreแนฃerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
4
  1. ืžึธึคื”mรขmah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  2. ืึถึฝืขึฑืฉื‚ึถื”สพeสฟฤ•ล›e`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  3. ืœึผึฐืšึธึ™lฤ•kฤ
  4. ืึถืคึฐืจึทึ”ื™ึดืสพeprayimEphrayim: double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of JosephH669
  5. ืžึธึฅื”mรขmah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  6. ืึถืขึฑืฉื‚ึถื”สพeสฟฤ•ล›e`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  7. ืœึผึฐืšึธึ–lฤ•kฤ
  8. ื™ึฐื”ื•ึผื“ึธึ‘ื”yฤ•hรปdรขYhuwdah: celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five IsraelitesH3063
  9. ื•ึฐื—ึทืกึฐื“ึผึฐื›ึถืึ™wฤ•แธฅasdฤ•kemcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
  10. ื›ึผึทึฝืขึฒื ึทืŸkaสฟฤƒnan`anan: a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloudH6051
  11. ื‘ึผึนึ”ืงึถืจbลqerboqer: (properly) dawn (as the break of day); (generally) morningH1242
  12. ื•ึฐื›ึทื˜ึผึทึ–ืœwฤ•kaแนญแนญaltal: dew (as covering vegetation)H2919
  13. ืžึทืฉืึฐื›ึผึดึฅื™ืmaลกkรฎmshakam: (literally) to load up (on the back of man or beast)H7925
  14. ื”ึนืœึตึฝืšึฐืƒhลlฤ“khalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
5
  1. ืขึทืœสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  2. ื›ึผึตึ—ืŸkฤ“nken: (properly) set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) justH3651
  3. ื—ึธืฆึทึ™ื‘ึฐืชึผึดื™ึ™แธฅฤแนฃabtiychatsab: to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material)H2672
  4. ื‘ึผึทื ึผึฐื‘ึดื™ืึดึ”ื™ืbannฤ•bรฎสพรฎmnabiy': a prophet; (generally) inspired manH5030
  5. ื”ึฒืจึทื’ึฐืชึผึดึ–ื™ืhฤƒragtรฎmharag: to smite with deadly intentH2026
  6. ื‘ึผึฐืึดืžึฐืจึตื™bฤ•สพimrรชemer: something saidH561
  7. ืคึดึ‘ื™pรฎpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
  8. ื•ึผืžึดืฉืึฐืคึผึธื˜ึถึ–ื™ืšึธรปmiลกpฤแนญรชkฤmishpat: (properly) a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree...H4941
  9. ืึฅื•ึนืจสพรดrowr: illumination; (concretely) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)H216
  10. ื™ึตืฆึตึฝืืƒyฤ“แนฃฤ“สพyatsa': to go out; (causatively) to bring outH3318
6
  1. ื›ึผึดึ›ื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. ื—ึถึฅืกึถื“แธฅesedcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
  3. ื—ึธืคึทึ–ืฆึฐืชึผึดื™แธฅฤpaแนฃtรฎchaphets: (properly) to incline to; (by implication) (literally but rarely) to bendH2654
  4. ื•ึฐืœึนืwฤ•lลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  5. ื–ึธึ‘ื‘ึทื—zฤbaแธฅzebach: (properly) a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animalH2077
  6. ื•ึฐื“ึทึฅืขึทืชwฤ•daสฟatda`ath: knowledgeH1847
  7. ืึฑืœึนื”ึดึ–ื™ืสพฤ•lลhรฎmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
  8. ืžึตืขึนืœึฝื•ึนืชืƒmฤ“สฟลlรดt`olah: a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending)H5930
7
  1. ื•ึฐื”ึตึ•ืžึผึธื”wฤ•hฤ“mmรขhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
  2. ื›ึผึฐืึธื“ึธึ–ืkฤ•สพฤdฤmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  3. ืขึธื‘ึฐืจึฃื•ึผสฟobrรป`abar: to cross overH5674
  4. ื‘ึฐืจึดึ‘ื™ืชbฤ•rรฎtbriyth: a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)H1285
  5. ืฉืึธึ–ืลกฤmsham: there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thenceH8033
  6. ื‘ึผึธึฅื’ึฐื“ื•ึผbฤgฤ•dรปbagad: to cover (with a garment); (figuratively) to act covertlyH898
8
  1. ื’ึผึดืœึฐืขึธึ•ื“gilสฟฤdGil`ad: Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three IsraelitesH1568
  2. ืงึดืจึฐื™ึทึ–ืชqiryatqiryah: a cityH7151
  3. ืคึผึนึฃืขึฒืœึตื™pลสฟฤƒlรชpa`al: to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practiseH6466
  4. ืึธึ‘ื•ึถืŸสพฤwenaven: (strictly) nothingness; (also) trouble, vanity, wickednessH205
  5. ืขึฒืงึปื‘ึผึธึ–ื”สฟฤƒqubbรข`aqob: in the original sense, a knoll (as swelling up)H6121
  6. ืžึดื“ึผึธึฝืืƒmiddฤmdam: blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animalH1818
9
  1. ื•ึผื›ึฐื—ึทื›ึผึตึจื™รปkฤ•แธฅakkรชchakah: (properly) to adhere to; (hence) to awaitH2442
  2. ืึดึœื™ืฉืสพรฎลกiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  3. ื’ึผึฐื“ื•ึผื“ึดึ—ื™ืgฤ•dรปdรฎmgduwd: a crowd (especially of soldiers)H1416
  4. ื—ึถึšื‘ึถืจแธฅebercheber: a society; also a spellH2267
  5. ื›ึผึนึฝื”ึฒื ึดึ”ื™ืkลhฤƒnรฎmkohen: (literally) one officiating, a priest; (also, by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)H3548
  6. ื“ึผึถึ–ืจึถืšึฐderekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  7. ื™ึฐืจึทืฆึผึฐื—ื•ึผyฤ•raแนฃแนฃฤ•แธฅรปratsach: (properly) to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murderH7523
  8. ืฉืึถึ‘ื›ึฐืžึธื”ลกekmรขshkem: the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdensH7926
  9. ื›ึผึดึฅื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  10. ื–ึดืžึผึธึ–ื”zimmรขzimmah: a plan, especially a bad oneH2154
  11. ืขึธืฉื‚ึฝื•ึผืƒสฟฤล›รป`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
10
  1. ื‘ึผึฐื‘ึตื™ืชึ™bฤ•bรชtbayith: a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)H1004
  2. ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตึ”ืœyiล›rฤสพฤ“lYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
  3. ืจึธืึดึ–ื™ืชึดื™rฤสพรฎtรฎra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  4. ืฉืึทืขึฒืจึฝื™ึผืจึดื™ึผึธึ‘ื”ลกaสฟฤƒryyriyyรขsha`aruwrah: something fearfulH8186
  5. ืฉืึธึšืลกฤmsham: there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thenceH8033
  6. ื–ึฐื ึฃื•ึผืชzฤ•nรปtznuwth: adultery, i.e. (figuratively) infidelity, idolatryH2184
  7. ืœึฐืึถืคึฐืจึทึ”ื™ึดืlฤ•สพeprayimEphrayim: double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of JosephH669
  8. ื ึดื˜ึฐืžึธึ–ืniแนญmฤสพtame': to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)H2930
  9. ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตึฝืœืƒyiล›rฤสพฤ“lYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
11
  1. ื’ึผึทืgamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
  2. ื™ึฐื”ื•ึผื“ึธึ•ื”yฤ•hรปdรขYhuwdah: celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five IsraelitesH3063
  3. ืฉืึธึฅืชลกฤtshiyth: to place (in a very wide application)H7896
  4. ืงึธืฆึดึ–ื™ืจqฤแนฃรฎrqatsiyr: severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figurativelyH7105
  5. ืœึธึ‘ืšึฐlฤk
  6. ื‘ึผึฐืฉืื•ึผื‘ึดึ–ื™bฤ•ลกรปbรฎshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
  7. ืฉืึฐื‘ึฅื•ึผืชลกฤ•bรปtshbuwth: exile; (concretely) prisonersH7622
  8. ืขึทืžึผึดึฝื™ืƒสฟammรฎ`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 — ืึถึฝืขึฑืฉื‚ึถื” (สพeสฟฤ•ล›e)
`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 — ืœึฐื›ื•ึผึ™ (lฤ•kรป)
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 — ื™ึฐื—ึทื™ึผึตึ–ื ื•ึผ (yฤ•แธฅayyฤ“nรป)
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 — ื•ึฐื—ึทืกึฐื“ึผึฐื›ึถืึ™ (wฤ•แธฅasdฤ•kem)
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 — ื•ึฐื ึตื“ึฐืขึธึฃื” (wฤ•nฤ“dฤ•สฟรข)
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 — ื™ึฐื”ื•ึผื“ึธึ‘ื” (yฤ•hรปdรข)
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, โ€œI will have mercy, and not sacrifice.โ€”

What the Early Church wrote about Hosea 6 (4)

  • “And again through the prophet the Lord says, โ€œAt dawn they will be on watch for me, saying, โ€˜Let us go and return to the Lord our God.โ€™ โ€”

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

  • “He it is, most assuredly, who โ€œwill have mercy rather than sacrifice.โ€ 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 allโ€”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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