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Hosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Hosea addresses the people of Israel, describing the future period that follows their extended exile without a king, prince, or temple worship.
The words — יָשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ (ya.Shu.vu) = they will return and וּ/בִקְשׁוּ֙ (u./vik.Shu) = and they will seek.
The thread — The text points to a future gathering and seeking of God that appears in Jeremiah 50:4, where the children of Israel and Judah will come together. It also connects to the promise in Jeremiah 30:9 that they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, and to Ezekiel 34:23, which describes the Lord appointing His servant David as shepherd over them.
Why it lands — The verse requires a reader to acknowledge that post-judgment restoration involves a deliberate, fearful turning toward Yahweh and His appointed ruler. It demands recognition that future hope depends on seeking God rather than relying on former political or religious structures.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 30:9 Instead, they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
- Jeremiah 50:4 “In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.
- Ezekiel 34:23 I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- Isaiah 2:2 In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.
- Ezekiel 37:22 I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms.
- Romans 2:4 Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
- Psalms 130:3 If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?
- Isaiah 55:3 Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.
- Ezekiel 16:63 so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, declares the Lord GOD.”
- Micah 4:1 In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it.