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Hosea 6:3

So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
Hosea 6:3
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Let us press on to know the Lord; He will come as surely as the dawn and like the spring rain.

Explanation

These words call Israel to return to the LORD (6:1-3). God's answer that follows (6:4-6) shows that their devotion was short-lived. The call to truly know Him remains.

Original language
  • וְנֵדְעָ֣ה (ve.ne.de.'Ah): to know
    Hebrew · Conjunction + Verb, qal, 1st person, common, plural · Strong's H3045 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Let us know.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Hosea 6:3, word 1

  • נִרְדְּפָ֗ה (nir.de.Fah): to pursue
    Hebrew · Verb, qal, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, plural · Strong's H7291 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Let us pursue, press on.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Hosea 6:3, word 2

  • כְּשַׁ֖חַר (ke.Sha.char): dawn
    Hebrew · Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · Strong's H7837 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Dawn.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Hosea 6:3, word 6

  • כְּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ (ke.mal.Ko.osh): spring rain
    Hebrew · Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · Strong's H4456 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Spring rain.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Hosea 6:3, word 12

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Original language (Hebrew)

וְנֵדְעָ֣ה נִרְדְּפָ֗ה לָדַ֙עַת֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה כְּשַׁ֖חַר נָכ֣וֹן מֽוֹצָא֑וֹ וְיָב֤וֹא כַגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ לָ֔נוּ כְּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ י֥וֹרֶה אָֽרֶץ׃

  1. וְנֵדְעָ֣הve.ne.de.'Ah“and let us know”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 1st person, common, plural · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  2. נִרְדְּפָ֗הnir.de.Fah“let us pursue”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, plural · from רָדַף · “to pursue” · Strong's H7291
  3. לָדַ֙עַת֙la.Da.'at“to know”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  4. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  6. כְּשַׁ֖חַרke.Sha.char“like [the] dawn”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שַׁ֫חַר · “dawn” · Strong's H7837
  7. נָכ֣וֹןna.Khon“[is] steadfast”
    Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from כּוּן · “establish” · Strong's H3559H
  8. מֽוֹצָא֑וֹmo.tza.'O“going forth his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוֹצָא · “exit” · Strong's H4161
  9. וְיָב֤וֹאve.ya.Vo'“so he may come”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  10. כַגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙kha.Ge.shem“like the rain”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גֶּ֫שֶׁם · “rain” · Strong's H1653
  11. לָ֔נוּLa.nu“to us”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from Op1c · “us” · Strong's H9035
  12. כְּמַלְק֖וֹשׁke.mal.Ko.osh“like [the] spring rain”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַלְקוֹשׁ · “spring rain” · Strong's H4456
  13. י֥וֹרֶהYo.reh“[which] it waters”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָרָא · “to shoot” · Strong's H3384A
  14. אָֽרֶץ׃'A.retz“[the] land”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
  • Prepared by the God & Savior team. Not yet reviewed by an editor.
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)