Hosea 3:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hosea 3:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hosea 3:5 is a verse from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LOR..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hosea 3:5 — KJV
“Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.”
— Hosea 3:5 (KJV)
Hosea 3:5 in Context — About the Book of Hosea
Hosea lived his sermon: commanded to marry an unfaithful wife and keep bringing her home, he became a walking picture of God's scandalous love for wandering Israel. The book aches with betrayal yet ends with healing for backsliders and love that will not let go.
Cross-References for Hosea 3:5
“For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,”
Shares key themes with Hosea 3:5: children, israel, lord
“So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria. from: Heb. from the hand”
Shares key themes with Hosea 3:5: children, israel, return
“In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 3:5: children, israel, seek
“And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 3:5: israel, lord, god
“Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 3:5: children, lord, god
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