King James Version
Hosea 6:1 in the King James Version says “Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.” — study this verse from Hosea chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.”
Hosea 6:1 · KJV
Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“and let us return”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“unto the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“for he hath torn”
H2963to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
“and he will heal”
H7495properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e., (figuratively) to cure
“and he will bind us up”
H2280to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule
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