Hosea 6:3 (ASV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Hosea 6:1 Come, and let us return unto Jehovah; for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

Hosea 6:2 After two days will he revive us: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him.

Hosea 6:3 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.

Hosea 6:4 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 dew that goeth early away.

Hosea 6:5 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "follow", "jehovah", "going", "forth", "sure", "morning", "come", and "rain". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "follow" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "After two days will he revive us..." into verse 4's "O Ephraim what shall I do unto...", so "follow" and "jehovah" belong inside that flow. In Hosea context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "follow" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.