Hosea 6

¹Comeלְכוּ֙lə·ḵū — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study →, let us returnוְנָשׁ֣וּבָהwə·nā·šū·ḇāh — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →. Forכִּ֛יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → Heה֥וּאhū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → has torn us to piecesטָרָ֖ףṭā·rāp̄ — To tear, rend, or devour preyH2963 — Full Word Study →, but He will heal usוְיִרְפָּאֵ֑נוּwə·yir·pā·’ê·nū — To heal, restore to healthH7495 — Full Word Study →; He has wounded usיַ֖ךְyaḵ — To strike, smite, or defeat with forceH5221 — Full Word Study →, but He will bind up our woundsוְיַחְבְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃wə·yaḥ·bə·šê·nū — To bind, saddle, or gird; to restrain or governH2280 — Full Word Study →. ²After two daysמִיֹּמָ֑יִםmî·yō·mā·yim — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → He will revive usיְחַיֵּ֖נוּyə·ḥay·yê·nū — To live, to preserve alive, to give lifeH2421 — Full Word Study →; on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יhaš·šə·lî·šî — Third; one of three parts; third in rank or sequenceH7992 — Full Word Study → dayבַּיּוֹם֙bay·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → He will raise us upיְקִמֵ֖נוּyə·qi·mê·nū — To rise, stand, or be establishedH6965 — Full Word Study →, that we may liveוְנִחְיֶ֥הwə·niḥ·yeh — To live, to preserve alive, to give lifeH2421 — Full Word Study → in His presenceלְפָנָֽיו׃lə·p̄ā·nāw — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study →. ³So let us knowוְנֵדְעָ֣הwə·nê·ḏə·‘āh — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study →— let us press onנִרְדְּפָ֗הnir·də·p̄āh — to pursue, chase, or persecuteH7291 — Full Word Study → to knowלָדַ֙עַת֙lā·ḏa·‘aṯ — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →. As surely asנָכ֣וֹןnā·ḵō·wn — to establish, prepare, or make firmH3559 — Full Word Study → the sun risesכְּשַׁ֖חַרkə·ša·ḥar — Dawn, early morning, daybreakH7837 — Full Word Study →, He will appearמֽוֹצָא֑וֹmō·w·ṣā·’ōw — exit, going out, that which comes forthH4161 — Full Word Study →; He will comeוְיָב֤וֹאwə·yā·ḇō·w — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → to us like the rainכַגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ḵag·ge·šem — Rain; rainfall; shower of waterH1653 — Full Word Study →, like the spring showersכְּמַלְק֖וֹשׁkə·mal·qō·wōš — Spring rain; latter rainH4456 — Full Word Study → that waterי֥וֹרֶהyō·w·reh — To shoot, throw, or teach; to direct or instructH3384 — Full Word Study → the earthאָֽרֶץ׃’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study →. ⁴Whatמָ֤הmāh — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → shall I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־’e·‘ĕ·śeh- — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → with you, O Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם’ep̄·ra·yim — Double fruitfulnessH669 — Full Word Study →? Whatמָ֥הmāh — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → shall I doאֶעֱשֶׂה־’e·‘ĕ·śeh- — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → with you, O Judahיְהוּדָ֑הyə·hū·ḏāh — The Lord is praisedH3063 — Full Word Study →? For your loyaltyוְחַסְדְּכֶם֙wə·ḥas·də·ḵem — Covenant loyalty and steadfast kindnessH2617 — Full Word Study → is like a morningבֹּ֔קֶרbō·qer — Morning; daybreak; the early part of the dayH1242 — Full Word Study → mistכַּֽעֲנַן־ka·‘ă·nan- — cloud; visual manifestation of God's presenceH6051 — Full Word Study →, like the earlyמַשְׁכִּ֥יםmaš·kîm — To rise early, get up in the morningH7925 — Full Word Study → dewוְכַטַּ֖לwə·ḵaṭ·ṭal — dew; moisture from the skyH2919 — Full Word Study → that vanishesהֹלֵֽךְ׃hō·lêḵ — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study →. ⁵Thereforeעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → I have hewn them by the prophetsבַּנְּבִיאִ֔יםban·nə·ḇî·’îm — Prophet; one who speaks God's wordH5030 — Full Word Study →; I have slain themהֲרַגְתִּ֖יםhă·raḡ·tîm — To kill, slay, or murderH2026 — Full Word Study → by the wordsבְּאִמְרֵי־bə·’im·rê- — Word, speech, saying, utteranceH561 — Full Word Study → of My mouthפִ֑יp̄î — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study →, and My judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטֶ֖יךָū·miš·pā·ṭe·ḵā — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study → go forthיֵצֵֽא׃yê·ṣê — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → like lightningא֥וֹר’ō·wr — Light; brightness; illuminationH216 — Full Word Study →. ⁶Forכִּ֛יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → I desireחָפַ֖צְתִּיḥā·p̄aṣ·tî — to delight in; to desire; to take pleasureH2654 — Full Word Study → mercyחֶ֥סֶדḥe·seḏ — Covenant loyalty and steadfast kindnessH2617 — Full Word Study →, notוְלֹא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → sacrificeזָ֑בַחzā·ḇaḥ — sacrificial offering; animal sacrificeH2077 — Full Word Study →, and the knowledgeוְדַ֥עַתwə·ḏa·‘aṯ — Knowledge, understanding, awarenessH1847 — Full Word Study → of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים’ĕ·lō·hîm — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → rather than burnt offeringsמֵעֹלֽוֹת׃mê·‘ō·lō·wṯ — burnt offering; ascending sacrificeH5930 — Full Word Study →. ⁷But theyוְהֵ֕מָּהwə·hêm·māh — They, them (masculine plural pronoun)H1992 — Full Word Study →, like Adamכְּאָדָ֖םkə·’ā·ḏām — Man, mankindH121 — Full Word Study →, have transgressedעָבְר֣וּ‘ā·ḇə·rū — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study → the covenantבְרִ֑יתḇə·rîṯ — A binding agreement or covenant between partiesH1285 — Full Word Study →; thereשָׁ֖םšām — There, in that placeH8033 — Full Word Study → they were unfaithfulבָּ֥גְדוּbā·ḡə·ḏū — To act treacherously; betray or deal unfaithfullyH898 — Full Word Study → to Me. ⁸Gileadגִּלְעָ֕דgil·‘āḏ — Rocky, hilly regionH1568 — Full Word Study → is a cityקִרְיַ֖תqir·yaṯ — Town or city, especially fortified settlementH7151 — Full Word Study → of evildoersפֹּ֣עֲלֵיpō·‘ă·lê — to do, work, make, performH6466 — Full Word Study →, tracked with footprintsעֲקֻבָּ֖ה‘ă·qub·bāh — crooked, fraudulent, deceitfulH6121 — Full Word Study → of bloodמִדָּֽם׃mid·dām — blood; life force; bloodshed; guiltH1818 — Full Word Study →. ⁹Like raidersגְּדוּדִ֗יםgə·ḏū·ḏîm — A band, troop, or raiding party; military companyH1416 — Full Word Study → who lie in ambushוּכְחַכֵּ֨יū·ḵə·ḥak·kê — to wait, tarry, lingerH2442 — Full Word Study →, so does a band of priestsכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםkō·hă·nîm — priest; one who serves in God's sanctuaryH3548 — Full Word Study →; they murderיְרַצְּחוּ־yə·raṣ·ṣə·ḥū- — to murder; to unlawfully kill a human beingH7523 — Full Word Study → on the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְde·reḵ — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → to Shechemשֶׁ֑כְמָהšeḵ·māh — Shoulder; a cityH7927 — Full Word Study →; surelyכִּ֥יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → they have committedעָשֽׂוּ׃‘ā·śū — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → atrocitiesזִמָּ֖הzim·māh — Wickedness, lewdness, or evil intentH2154 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁰In the houseבְּבֵית֙bə·ḇêṯ — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study → of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êl — God prevailsH3478 — Full Word Study → I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיrā·’î·ṯî — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → a horrible thingשַׁעֲרִירִיָּהša·ʿă·rī·rī·yå̄h — Horror, dread, or something terrifyingH8186 — Full Word Study →: Ephraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםlə·’ep̄·ra·yim — Double fruitfulnessH669 — Full Word Study → practices prostitutionזְנ֣וּתzə·nūṯ — Sexual immorality, prostitution, whoredomH2184 — Full Word Study → thereשָׁ֚םšām — There, in that placeH8033 — Full Word Study →, and Israel is defiledנִטְמָ֖אniṭ·mā — to be unclean, to defile or contaminateH2930 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹Alsoגַּם־gam- — also, even, moreover, both...andH1571 — Full Word Study → for you, O Judahיְהוּדָ֕הyə·hū·ḏāh — The Lord is praisedH3063 — Full Word Study →, a harvestקָצִ֖ירqā·ṣîr — Harvest; the reaping of crops or figuratively, a limb or branchH7105 — Full Word Study → is appointedשָׁ֥תšāṯ — to set, place, or appointH7896 — Full Word Study →, when I restoreבְּשׁוּבִ֖יbə·šū·ḇî — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → My peopleעַמִּֽי׃פ‘am·mî — a people; nation; communityH5971 — Full Word Study → from captivityשְׁב֥וּתšə·ḇūṯ — Captivity, exile, or the state of being taken captiveH7622 — Full Word Study →.