Hosea 6:3 (LSB)

Passage

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.”

Nearby Context

Hosea 6:1 “Come, let us return to Yahweh. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has struck us, but He will bandage us.

Hosea 6:2 He will make us alive after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him.

Hosea 6:3 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.”

Hosea 6:4 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your lovingkindness is like a morning cloud And like the dew which goes away early.

Hosea 6:5 Therefore I have hewn them in pieces by the prophets; I have killed them by the words of My mouth; And the judgments on you are like the light that goes forth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "pursue", "yahweh", "going", "forth", "established", "dawn", "come", and "like". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "pursue" and "yahweh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "He will make us alive after two..." into verse 4's "What shall I do with you O...", so "pursue" and "yahweh" 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 "pursue" and "yahweh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.