Hosea 6:5 (GNV)

Passage

Therefore haue I cut downe by the Prophets: I haue slaine them by the wordes of my mouth, and thy iudgements were as the light that goeth forth.

Nearby Context

Hosea 6:3 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.

Hosea 6:4 O Ephraim, what shall I doe vnto thee? O Iudah, how shall I intreate thee? for your goodnesse is as a morning cloude, and as the morning dewe it goeth away.

Hosea 6:5 Therefore haue I cut downe by the Prophets: I haue slaine them by the wordes of my mouth, and thy iudgements were as the light that goeth forth.

Hosea 6:6 For I desired mercie, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more then burnt offrings.

Hosea 6:7 But they like men haue transgressed the couenant: there haue they trespassed against me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "therefore", "haue", "downe", "prophets", "slaine", "wordes", and "mouth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "O Ephraim what shall I doe vnto..." into verse 6's "For I desired mercie and not sacrifice...", so "light" and "therefore" 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 "light" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.