Hosea 6:2

After two days he will heal us: in the third day we shall arise, and live before him, and shall know him:

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1Let us go, and return to the Lord our God; for he has torn, and will heal us; he will smite, and bind us up.

3let us follow on to know the Lord: we shall find him ready as the morning, and he will come to us as the early and latter rain to the earth.

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Cross References

2 Kings 20:5Turn back, and thou shalt say to Hezekiah the ruler of my people, Thus saith the Lord God of thy father David, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up to the house of the Lord.

Psalms 61:7For he is my God and my Savior; 1 My helper, I shall not be moved. 1

Ezekiel 37:11And the Lord spoke to me, saying, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: and they say, Our bones are become dry, our hope has perished, we are quite spent.

Hosea 13:14I will deliver them out of the power of Hades, and will redeem them from death: where is thy penalty, O death? O Hades, where is thy sting? comfort is hidden from mine eyes.

Matthew Henry on Hosea 6:2-4

Penitential Resolutions; Promises. ( b. c. 758.) 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. These may be taken either as the words of the prophet to… Read the whole commentary →

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