Hosea 6:3
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וְנֵדְעָהvenede'ahand let us knowH3045נִרְדְּפָהnirdefahlet us pursueH7291לָדַעַתlada'atto knowH3045אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068כְּשַׁחַרkeshacharlike [the] dawnH7837נָכוֹןnakhon[is] steadfastH3559מוֹצָאוֹmotza'ogoing forth hisH4161וְיָבוֹאveyavo'so he may comeH935כַגֶּשֶׁםkhageshemlike the rainH1653לָנוּlanuto usכְּמַלְקוֹשׁkemalkooshlike [the] spring rainH4456יוֹרֶהyoreh[which] it watersH3384אָרֶץ׃'aretz[the] landH776
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Related verses
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