Hosea 6:1

Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
Hosea 6:1
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Original language (Hebrew)

לְכוּ֙ וְנָשׁ֣וּבָה אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֛י ה֥וּא טָרָ֖ף וְיִרְפָּאֵ֑נוּ יַ֖ךְ וְיַחְבְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃

  1. לְכוּ֙le.Khu“come”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from הָלַךְ · “come[hortative]” · Strong's H1980K
  2. וְנָשׁ֣וּבָהve.na.Shu.vah“so let us return”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, plural · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  5. כִּ֛יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  6. ה֥וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  7. טָרָ֖ףta.Raf“he has torn to pieces”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from טָרַף · “to tear” · Strong's H2963
  8. וְיִרְפָּאֵ֑נוּve.yir.pa.'E.nu“and he will heal us”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from רָפָא · “to heal” · Strong's H7495
  9. יַ֖ךְyakh“he has struck”
    Verb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  10. וְיַחְבְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃ve.yach.be.She.nu“and he will bind up us”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from חָבַשׁ · “to saddle|tie” · Strong's H2280
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)