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Hosea 6
Introduction
| 1 | Exhortations to repent and hope in God. |
| 4 | A lamentation over those who had sinned after conviction. |
| 5 | Reproofs of obstinate sinners, and threatenings against them. |
Verse 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.
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.
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- and let
- 5:15, 14:1, Isaiah 2:3, 55:7, Jeremiah 3:22, 50:4, Lamentations 3:40,41, Zephaniah 2:1
- he hath torn
- 5:12-14, 13:7-9, Deuteronomy 32:39, 1 Samuel 2:6, Job 5:18, 34:29, Psalms 30:7, Isaiah 30:22, Jeremiah 30:12, 33:5, Lamentations 3:32,33
Verse 2
After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
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- two
- 13:14, 2 Kings 20:5, Psalms 30:4, Isaiah 26:19, Ezekiel 37:11-13, 1 Corinthians 15:4
- we
- Genesis 17:18, Psalms 61:7, John 14:19, Romans 14:8
Verse 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.
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.
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- we know
- 2:20, Isaiah 54:13, Jeremiah 24:7, Micah 4:2, John 17:3
- if
- Proverbs 2:1-5, Matthew 13:11, John 7:17, Acts 17:11, Philippians 3:13-15, Hebrews 3:14
- his going
- 2 Samuel 23:4, Psalms 19:4, Proverbs 4:18, Malachi 4:2, Luke 1:78, 2 Peter 1:19, Revelation 22:16
- as the rain
- 10:12, 14:5, Deuteronomy 32:2, Job 29:23, Psalms 65:9, 72:6, Isaiah 5:6, 32:15, 44:3, Ezekiel 36:25, Joel 2:23,24, Micah 5:7, Zechariah 10:1
Verse 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.
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.
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- what
- 11:8, Isaiah 5:3,4, Jeremiah 3:19, 5:7,9,23, 9:7, Luke 13:7-9, 19:41,42
- for
- Judges 2:18,19, Psalms 78:34-37, 106:12,13, Jeremiah 3:10, 34:15, Matthew 13:21, 2 Peter 2:20-22
- goodness
- or, mercy, or, kindness. as a.
- 13:3
Verse 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.
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.
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- have I
- 1 Samuel 13:13, 15:22, 1 Kings 14:6, 17:1, 18:17, 2 Kings 1:16, 2 Chronicles 21:12, Isaiah 58:1, Jeremiah 1:10,18, 5:14, 13:13, Ezekiel 3:9, 43:3, Acts 7:31
- I have
- 1 Kings 19:17, Isaiah 11:4, Jeremiah 23:29, Hebrews 4:12, Revelation 1:16, 2:16, 9:15,21
- and thy judgments are as
- or, that thy judgments might be as, etc.
- Genesis 18:25, Job 34:10, Psalms 37:6, 119:120, Zephaniah 3:5, Romans 2:5
Verse 6
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
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- I desired
- 1 Samuel 15:22, Psalms 50:8, Proverbs 21:3, Ecclesiastes 5:1, Isaiah 1:11, 58:6, Jeremiah 7:22, Daniel 4:27, Amos 5:21, Micah 6:6, Matthew 5:7, 9:13, 12:7
- the
- 4:1, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Jeremiah 22:16, 1 John 2:3, 3:6
Verse 7
But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
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- men
- or, Adam.
- Genesis 3:6,11, Job 31:33
- transgressed
- 8:1, 2 Kings 17:15, Isaiah 24:5, Jeremiah 31:32, Ezekiel 16:59-61, Hebrews 8:9
- they dealt
- 5:7, Isaiah 24:16, 48:8, Jeremiah 3:7, 5:11, 9:6
Verse 8
Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.
Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.
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- Gilead
- 12:11, Joshua 21:38
- polluted with blood
- or, cunning for blood.
- 5:1, 2 Samuel 3:27, 20:8, 1 Kings 2:5, Psalms 10:8, 59:2, Isaiah 59:6, Jeremiah 11:19, Micah 7:2, Matthew 26:15,16, Acts 23:12-15, 25:3
Verse 9
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
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- as troops
- 7:1, Ezra 8:31, Job 1:15-17, Proverbs 1:11-19
- so
- 5:1, Jeremiah 11:9, Ezekiel 22:27, Micah 3:9, Zephaniah 3:3, Mark 14:1, Luke 22:2-6, John 11:47, Acts 4:24
- by consent
- Heb. with one shoulder, or, to Shechem.
- 1 Kings 12:25
- lewdness
- or, enormity.
Verse 10
I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.
I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.
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- Jeremiah 2:12,13, 5:30,31, 18:13, 23:14
- there
- 4:11,17, 5:3, 1 Kings 12:8, 15:30, 2 Kings 17:7, Jeremiah 3:6, Ezekiel 23:5
Verse 11
Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.
Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.
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- he hath
- Jeremiah 51:33, Joel 3:13, Micah 4:12, Revelation 14:15
- when
- Job 42:10, Psalms 126:1, Zephaniah 2:7
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