Hosea 5:14-6:3
New King James Version
14 For (A)I will be like a lion to Ephraim,
And like a young lion to the house of Judah.
(B)I, even I, will tear them and go away;
I will take them away, and no one shall rescue.
15 I will return again to My place
Till they [a]acknowledge their offense.
Then they will seek My face;
In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
A Call to Repentance
6 Come,(C) and let us return to the Lord;
For (D)He has torn, but (E)He will heal us;
He has stricken, but He will [b]bind us up.
2 (F)After two days He will revive us;
On the third day He will raise us up,
That we may live in His sight.
3 (G)Let us know,
Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord.
His going forth is established (H)as the morning;
(I)He will come to us (J)like the rain,
Like the latter and former rain to the earth.
Footnotes
- Hosea 5:15 Lit. become guilty or bear punishment
- Hosea 6:1 Bandage
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