1 Affliction causeth a man to turn to God. 9 The wickedness of the Priests.

Come, and let [a]us return to the Lord: for he hath spoiled, and he will heal us: he hath wounded us, and he will bind us up.

After two days will [b]he revive us, and in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

Then shall we have knowledge, and endeavor ourselves to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning, and he shall come unto us as the rain, and as the latter rain unto the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 6:1 He showeth the people how they ought to turn to the Lord, that he might call back his plagues.
  2. Hosea 6:2 Though he correct us from time to time, yet his help will not be far off, if we return to him.

Israel Unrepentant

“Come, let us return(A) to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces(B)
    but he will heal us;(C)
he has injured us
    but he will bind up our wounds.(D)
After two days he will revive us;(E)
    on the third day(F) he will restore(G) us,
    that we may live in his presence.
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,(H)
    like the spring rains that water the earth.(I)

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