Hosea 6:2

Modern

After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.

Traditional

After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

Literal

He will revive us after two days; on the third on the day He will raise us up, that we may live before His face.

Latin

…quia ipse cepit, et sanabit nos; percutiet, et curabit nos.

Hebrew

English

After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.

After God judged Israel, the religious leaders asked the people to repent and know the Lord.
The rains that came in early spring were essential for growing crops.

Theme notes and profiles

2 Kings 20:5
“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.
1 Corinthians 15:4
…that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
Isaiah 26:19
Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
Ezekiel 37:11–13
Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
Hosea 13:14
I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.
Psalm 30:4–5
Sing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name.
John 14:19
In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.
Genesis 17:18
And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”
Psalm 61:7
May he sit enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.
Romans 14:8
If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.