Hosea 6:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hosea 6:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hosea 6:3 is a verse from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hosea 6:3 — KJV
“Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.”
— Hosea 6:3 (KJV)
Hosea 6:3 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 6:3
“Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. the former rain moderately: or, a teacher of righteousness moderately: Heb. according to righteousness”
Shares key themes with Hosea 6:3: then, lord, come
“And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 6:3: know, lord, going
“And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 6:3: then, lord, going
“Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come. consider...: Heb. set our heart upon them”
Shares key themes with Hosea 6:3: know, forth, come
“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:”
Shares key themes with Hosea 6:3: know, lord, forth
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