Hosea 6:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Hosea 6:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 6:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hosea 6:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Let’s acknowledge Yahweh. Let’s 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.””
Hosea 6:3 — World English Bible
Hosea 6:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth. ”
Hosea 6:3 — American Standard Version
Hosea 6:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And we know--we pursue to know Jehovah, As the dawn prepared is His going forth, And He cometh in as a shower to us, As gathered rain--sprinkling earth.'”
Hosea 6:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 6:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and we shall know, — we shall follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is assured as the morning dawn; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain which watereth the earth. ”
Hosea 6:3 — Darby Translation
Hosea 6:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then shall we haue knowledge, and indeuour our selues to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning, and he shall come vnto vs as the raine, and as the latter raine vnto the earth.”
Hosea 6:3 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 6:3 in Context — Hosea 6
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.
What Does Hosea 6:3 Mean?
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