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Hosea 6:3
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Let us strive to know the Lord.His appearance is as sure as the dawn.He will come to us like the rain,like the spring showers that water the land.
Let us acknowledge the LORD. Let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, The LORD will appear. He will come to us like the rain, Like the spring rain that waters the eretz."
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.
Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord ; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth."
"So let's learn, let's press on to know the LORD. His appearance is as sure as the dawn; And He will come to us like the rain, As the spring rain waters the earth."
and know him. Let's try to learn about the Lord ; he will come to us as surely as the dawn comes. He will come to us like rain, like the spring rain that waters the ground."
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.
"So let us know, let us press on to know the LORD. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; And He will come to us like the rain, Like the spring rain watering the earth."
So let us know, let us pursue to know Yahweh.His going forth is established as the dawn;And He will come to us like the rain,Like the late rain watering the earth."
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.
Let's do our best to know the Lord . His coming is as certain as the morning sun; he will refresh us like rain renewing the earth in the springtime.
Let us know, let us strive to know Adonai . That he will come is as certain as morning; he will come to us like the rain, like the spring rains that water the earth.
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.
Let's learn about the Lord . Let's try very hard to know him. We know he is coming, just as we know the dawn is coming. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the ground."
Then shall we know to follow after the knowledge of the LORD; his going forth is prepared as the dawn; and he shall come to us as the rain, as the spring rain which waters the earth.
Let us try to know the Lord . He will come to us as surely as the day dawns, as surely as the spring rains fall upon the earth."
Let us know, let us press on to know Yahweh; his rising is sure like the dawn. He will come like the showers to us, like the spring rain that waters the earth.
Then we shall know, we who follow on to know Jehovah. His going forth is established as the dawn. And He shall come to us as the rain, as the latter and former rain to the earth.
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.
And let us have knowledge, let us go after the knowledge of the Lord; his going out is certain as the dawn, his decisions go out like the light; he will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.
And let us know, eagerly strive to know the LORD, His going forth is sure as the morning; and He shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.'
Then shal we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared, as the morning; & he shall come vnto vs, as the raine; as the latter and former raine vnto the earth.
Then shall we haue vnderstanding, and endeuour our selues to knowe the Lord: he shal go foorth as the spring of the day, & come vnto vs as the rayne, and as the latter rayne vnto the earth.
After two days he will heal us: in the third day we shall arise, and live before him, and shall know him:
And let us know, let us follow on to know the LORD; his going forth is sure as the morning: and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.
Let us acknowledge Yahweh. Let us 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."
He schal quykene vs after twei daies, and in the thridde dai he schal reise vs, and we schulen lyue in his siyt. We schulen wite, and sue, that we knowe the Lord. His goyng out is maad redi at the morewtid, and he schal come as a reyn to vs, which is timeful and lateful to the erthe.
And let us know, let us follow on to know Yahweh: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come to us as the rain, as the latter rain that waters the earth.
Then shall we know, [if] we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he will come to us as the rain, as the latter [and] former rain to the earth.
So let us acknowledge him! Let us seek to acknowledge the Lord ! He will come to our rescue as certainly as the appearance of the dawn, as certainly as the winter rain comes, as certainly as the spring rain that waters the land."
Let us know, Let us pursue the knowledge of the LORD. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, Like the latter and former rain to the earth.
Oh, that we might know the Lord ! Let us press on to know him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring."
So keep on trying to know the Lord. His coming to us is as sure as the rising of the sun. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain giving water to the earth."
Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord ; his appearing is as sure as the dawn; he will come to us like the showers, like the spring rains that water the earth."
Then let us know - let us press on to know - Yahweh, Like the dawn, is his coming forth assured, - that he may come like a down-pour upon us, like the harvest-rain, and the seed-rain of the land.
He will revive us after two days: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. We shall know, and we shall follow on, that we may know the Lord. His going forth is prepared as the morning light, and he will come to us as the early and the latter rain to the earth.
Let us know, let us press on to know the LORD; his going forth is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth."
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.'
Then shal we haue vnderstondinge, & endeuoure oure selues to knowe the LORDE. He shal go forth as the sprynge of the daye, and come vnto vs as the euenynge and mornynge rayne vpon the earth.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
we know: Hosea 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: Hosea 10:12, Hosea 14:5, Deuteronomy 32:2, Job 29:23, Psalms 65:9, Psalms 72:6, Isaiah 5:6, Isaiah 32:15, Isaiah 44:3, Ezekiel 36:25, Joel 2:23, Joel 2:24, Micah 5:7, Zechariah 10:1
Reciprocal: Judges 5:31 - the sun Judges 6:37 - Behold 2 Samuel 21:10 - until water Job 11:17 - thou shalt Psalms 30:5 - in the Psalms 49:14 - morning Psalms 143:8 - to hear Proverbs 2:5 - shalt Proverbs 9:9 - General Proverbs 15:9 - he loveth Proverbs 16:15 - his Proverbs 21:21 - that Song of Solomon 4:12 - garden Isaiah 8:20 - light Isaiah 58:8 - thy light Isaiah 64:5 - in those Habakkuk 3:2 - O Lord Zechariah 4:10 - despised Zechariah 8:21 - speedily Zechariah 14:6 - not Matthew 13:33 - till Mark 4:28 - first Luke 8:9 - What Luke 11:36 - the whole Luke 13:21 - till John 7:28 - whom John 8:12 - I am John 8:32 - ye shall John 14:18 - will come John 15:2 - and Acts 8:29 - General Philippians 3:12 - I follow Colossians 1:23 - ye continue 2 Thessalonians 1:11 - fulfil James 5:7 - until 1 Peter 2:2 - grow 1 John 2:10 - that loveth
Cross-References
Now it happened, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them,
God said to Noah, "I intend to make an end of all that lives, for through men the land is filled with violence; and behold, I am about to destroy them together with the land.
"Make yourself an ark of gopher wood; make in it rooms (stalls, pens, coops, nests, cages, compartments) and coat it inside and out with pitch (bitumen).
"This is the way you are to make it: the length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits (450' x 75' x 45').
"You shall make a window [for light and ventilation] for the ark, and finish it to at least a cubit (eighteen inches) from the top—and set the [entry] door of the ark in its side; and you shall make it with lower, second and third decks.
"But I will establish My covenant (solemn promise, formal agreement) with you; and you shall come into the ark—you and your [three] sons and your wife, and your sons' wives with you.
"Of fowls and birds according to their kind, of animals according to their kind, of every crawling thing of the ground according to its kind—two of every kind shall come to you to keep them alive.
"Then I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take away some of the Spirit who is upon you, and will put Him upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you will not have to bear it all alone.
"Yet You were patient with them for many years, And admonished them and warned them by Your Spirit through Your prophets; Still they would not listen. Therefore You gave them into the hand (power) of the peoples of the lands.
For He [graciously] remembered that they were mere [human] flesh, A wind that goes and does not return.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then shall we know, [if] we follow on to know the Lord,.... The word "if" is not in the original text, and the passage is not conditional, but absolute; for as persons, when converted, know Christ, and not before, when he is revealed to them, and in them, as the only Saviour and Redeemer, so they continue and increase in the knowledge of him; they earnestly desire to know more of him, and eagerly pursue those means and methods by which they attain to a greater degree of it; for so the words are, "and we shall know, we shall follow on to know the Lord" t; that grace, which has given the first measure of spiritual and experimental knowledge of him, will influence and engage them to seek after more. The Jews, when they are quickened, and turn to the Lord, will know him, own and acknowledge him, as the Messiah, the only Redeemer and Saviour; and will be so delighted with the knowledge of him, that they will be desirous of, and seek after, a larger measure of it; and indeed they shall all know him, from the least to the greatest, when the covenant of grace shall be renewed with them, manifested and applied to them. The words may be considered as a continuation of their exhortation to one another from Hosea 6:1; thus, "and let us acknowledge, let us follow on to know him" u; let us own him as the true Messiah, whom we and our fathers have rejected; and let us make use of all means to gain more knowledge of him: or let us follow after him, to serve and obey him, which is the practical knowledge of him; let us imitate him, and follow him the Lamb of God, embrace his Gospel, and submit to his ordinances. So Kimchi interprets it, "to know him"; that is, to serve him; first know him, then serve him;
his going forth is prepared as the morning; that is, the Lord's going forth, who is known, and followed after to be more known; and is to be understood, not of his going forth in the council and covenant of grace from everlasting; nor of his incarnation in time, or of his resurrection from the dead; but of his spiritual coming in the latter day, with the brightness of which he will destroy antichrist; or of his going forth in the ministration of the Gospel, to the conversion of Jews and Gentiles, the light of which dispensation will be very great; it will be like a morning after a long night of darkness with the Jewish and Pagan nations; and be as grateful and delightful, beautiful and cheerful, as the morning light; and move as swiftly and irresistibly as that, and be alike growing and increasing: and so the words are a reason of the increasing knowledge of the Lord's people in those times, because he shall go forth in the ministration of the word like the morning light, which increases more and more till noon; and of the evidence and clearness of it, it being like a morning without clouds; with which agrees the note of Joseph Kimchi,
"we shall know him, and it will be as clear to us as the light of the morning without clouds:''
and also of the firmness and certainty of it; for both the increasing knowledge of the saints, and the going forth of Christ in a spiritual manner, is "firm" and "sure" (which may be the sense of the word w) as the morning; for, as sure as the night cometh, so also the morning;
and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter [and] former rain unto the earth; in the land of Israel they had usually two rains in a year; the one in autumn, or quickly after the seed was sown; the other in the spring, when the corn was ripe, and harvest near, and which was very reviving and refreshing to the earth, and the fruits of it; and such will be the coming of Christ unto his people, in the ministration of the Gospel in the latter day, which will drop as the rain, and distil as the dew, as the small rain on the tender herb, and as showers upon the grass; and in the discoveries of his favour and love to them, and in the distribution of the blessings of his grace among them. Much the like phrases are used of the spiritual coming of Christ in the latter day, Psalms 72:6. The Targum is,
"and we shall learn, and we shall follow on, to know the fear of the Lord, as the morning light, which darts in its going out; and blessings will come to us as a prevailing rain, and as the latter rain which waters the earth.''
t ×× ××¢× × ×¨××¤× ××עת ×ת ×××× "sciemusque, sequemur ad sciendum Dominum", Montanus; "et cognoscemus, et persequemur ad cognoscendum Jehovam", Zanchius; "sciemus persequemur", Liveleus. u "Cognoscamus, [sive] agnoscamus, et persequautur scientiam Dominis", Schmidt. w × ××× "firmum certum notat", sic quidam in Schmidt; "firmatus ac stabilitus", Tarnovius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord - Rather, âThen shall we know, shall follow on to know the Lord,â i. e., we shall not only know Him, but we shall grow continually in that knowledge. Then, in Israel, God says, âthere was no knowledge of Him;â His âpeople was destroyed for lack of itâ Hosea 4:1, Hosea 4:6. In Christ He promises, that they should have that inward knowledge of Him, ever growing, because the grace, through which it is given, ever grows, and âthe depth of the riches of His wisdom and knowledge is unsearchable, passing knowledge.â We âfollow on,â confessing that it is He who maketh us to follow Him, and draweth us to Him. We know, in order to follow; we follow, in order to know. Light prepares the way for love. Love opens the mind for new love. The gifts of God are interwoven. They multiply and reproduce each other, until we come to the perfect state of eternity. For here âwe know in partâ only; then âshall we know, even as we are known. We shall follow on.â Where shall we âfollow on?â To the fountains of the water of life, as another prophet saith; âFor He that hath mercy upon them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall He guide themâ Isaiah 49:10. And in the Revelations we read, that âthe Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of watersâ Revelation 7:17. The bliss of eternity is fixed; the nearness of each to the throne of God, the âmansionâ in which he shall dwell, admits of no change; but, through eternity, it may be, that we shall âfollow on to knowâ more of God, as more shall be revealed to us of that which is infinite, the Infinity of His Wisdom and His Love.
His going forth - that is, the going forth of God, âis prepared,â firm, fixed, certain, established, (so the word means) âas the morning.â Before, God had said, He would withdraw Himself from them; now, contrariwise, He says, that He would âgo forth.â He had said, âin their affliction they shall seek Me early or in the morning;â now, âHe shall go forth as the morning.â : âThey shall seek for Him, as they that long for the morning; and He will come to them as the morning,â full of joy and comfort, of light and warmth and glorious radiance which shall diffuse over the whole compass of the world, so that ânothing shall be hid from its lightâ and âheat.â He who should so go forth, is the same as He who was to ârevive themâ and âraise them up,â i. e., Christ. Of Him it is said most strictly, that âHe went forth,â when from the Bosom of the Father He came among us; as of Him holy Zacharias saith, (in the like language,) âThe Dayspring from on high hath visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.â Christ goeth forth continually from the Father, by an eternal, continual, generation. In He âcame forthâ from the Father in His Incarnation; He âcame forthâ to us from the Virginâs womb; He âcame forth,â from the grave in His Resurrection. His âcoming forth, as the morning,â images the secrecy of His Birth, the light and glow of love which He diffuseth throughout the whole new creation of His redeemed. : âAs the dawn is seen by all and cannot be hid, and appeareth, that it may be seen, yea, that it may illuminate, so His going forth, whereby He proceeded from His own invisible to our visible became known to all,â tempered to our eyes, dissipating our darkness, awakening our nature as from a grave, unveiling to man the works of God, making His ways plain before his face, that he should no longer âwalk in darkness, but have the light of life.â
He shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth - So of Christ it is foretold, âHe shall come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earthâ Psalms 72:6. Palestine was especially dependent upon rain, on account of the cultivation of the sides of the hills in terraces, which were parched and dry, when the rains were withheld. The âformer,â or autumnal ârain,â fell in October, at the seed-time; the âlatterâ or spring ârain,â in March and April, and filled the ears before harvest. Both together stand as the beginning and the end. If either were withheld, the harvest failed. Wonderful likeness of Him who is the Beginning and the End of our spiritual life; from whom we receive it, by whom it is preserved unto the end; through whom the soul, enriched by Him, hath abundance of all spiritual blessings, graces, and consolations, and yieldeth all manner of fruit, each after its kind, to the praise of Him who hath given it life and fruitfulness.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Hosea 6:3. Then shall we know — We shall have the fullest evidence that we have not believed in vain.
If we follow on to know the Lord — If we continue to be as much in earnest as we now are.
His going forth — The manifestation of his mercy to our souls is as certain as the rising of the sun at the appointed time.
And he shall come unto us as the rain — As surely as the early and the latter rain come. The first, to prepare the earth for the seed; this fell in autumn: the second, to prepare the full ear for the harvest; this fell in spring. Here is strong confidence; but not misplaced, however worthless the persons were. As surely as the sun, who is now set, is running his course to arise on us in the morning, and make a glorious day after a dreary night; so surely shall the Lord come again from his place, and the Sun of righteousness shall arise on our souls with healing in his wings. He is already on his way to save us.
