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Hosea 6:2
After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Israel speaks to God in first person plural, declaring a hope that follows immediately on their plea for healing in verse 1. The moment is one of repentant return, not yet fulfilled.
The words — Yechaiyenu (יְחַיֵּנוּ, "he will restore to life us") and yekimmenu (יְקִמֵּנוּ, "he will raise up us") form a progression from restoration to elevation. Both are Hiphil forms, marking divine initiative.
The thread — The "third day" language recurs in 1 Corinthians 15:4 ("raised on the third day according to the Scriptures") and Isaiah 26:19 ("Your dead will live; their bodies will rise"). The pattern of death followed by raising on a set day becomes a structural motif across the canon.
Why it lands — The verse asks the reader to treat God's raising up as a fixed pattern rather than a vague hope. It also forces a reckoning: if God's stated pattern is to restore and raise, then the reader's current brokenness is not the final word.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
Cross-references
- 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 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.
- Psalms 30:4 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!”
- Psalms 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.