Hosea 6:3

Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

Then shall we

יָדַע

yâdaʻ

H3045

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...

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if we

רָדַף

râdaph

H7291

to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)

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on to

יָדַע

yâdaʻ

H3045

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...

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the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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his

הָלַךְ

hâlak

H1980

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

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יָצָא

yâtsâʼ

H3318

to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.

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is

כּוּן

kûwn

H3559

properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, ...

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as the

בֹּקֶר

bôqer

H1242

properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning

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and he shall

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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unto us as the

מָטַר

mâṭar

H4306

rain

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as the

אַחֲרִית

ʼachărîyth

H319

the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity

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and

רִאשׁוֹן

riʼshôwn

H7223

first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)

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מָטַר

mâṭar

H4306

rain

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unto the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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Key Terms in This Verse

latter H319

אַחֲרִית ʼachărîyth

the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity

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former H7223

רִאשׁוֹן riʼshôwn

first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)

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follow H7291

רָדַף râdaph

to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)

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going H1980

הָלַךְ hâlak

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

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prepared H3559

כּוּן kûwn

properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render su...

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rain H4306

מָטַר mâṭar

rain

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rain H4306

מָטַר mâṭar

rain

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morning H1242

בֹּקֶר bôqer

properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning

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know H3045

יָדַע yâdaʻ

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...

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know H3045

יָדַע yâdaʻ

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...

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Cross References

Jeremiah 24:7 cross-reference

And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.

Hosea 14:5 cross-reference

I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

Psalm 72:6 cross-reference

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

Matthew 13:11 cross-reference

He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Revelation 22:16 cross-reference

I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

Zechariah 10:1 cross-reference

Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.

Malachi 4:2 cross-reference

But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

Micah 4:2 cross-reference

And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the...

2 Peter 1:19 cross-reference

We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

Luke 1:78 cross-reference

Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

Isaiah 54:13 cross-reference

And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

Hosea 10:12 cross-reference

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

Hebrews 3:14 cross-reference

For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

John 17:3 cross-reference

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

Deuteronomy 32:2 cross-reference

My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

Acts 17:11 cross-reference

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Hosea 2:20 cross-reference

I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.

Psalm 65:9 cross-reference

Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.

Isaiah 32:15 cross-reference

Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.

Isaiah 44:3 cross-reference

For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:

Isaiah 5:6 cross-reference

And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

Job 29:23 cross-reference

And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

Ezekiel 36:25 cross-reference

Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

Proverbs 4:18 cross-reference

But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

Micah 5:2 cross-reference

But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, f...

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