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Hosea 6:1

King James Version (KJV)

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Hosea 6:1

Verse 1 of 11

Scripture focus

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

Commentary

Commentary on Hosea 6:1

Theological / Devotional

Come. Verses 1-3 are more closely related in thought to ch. 5:15 than to the remaining verses of ch. 6.

He hath torn. God’s love for us makes His punishment of us a “strange act” (Isa. 28:21), and one that He is loath to employ. The essential purpose of His present discipline is to bring about reformation of life (see Ps 119:75; Lam. 3:31-33; Heb. 12:5—11).

He will heal. The Lord, not the Assyrian “Jareb” (see on ch. 5:13), nor any other human being (see Deut. 32:39), is the true Physician.

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