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Hosea 6:2

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6:2He will restore2 us in a very short time;3

he will heal us in a little while,4

so that we may live in his presence.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 The Piel of חָיָה (khayah) may mean: (1) to keep/preserve persons alive from the threat of premature death (1 Kgs 20:31; Ezek 13:18; 18:27); (2) to restore the dead to physical life (Deut 32:39; 1 Sam 2:6; cf. “will put new life in us”); or (3) to restore the dying back to life from the threat of death (Ps 71:20; 311 חָיָה).
  2. 3 Heb “after two days” (so , , ). The expression “after two days” is an idiom meaning “after a short time” (see, e.g., Judg 11:4; 399 יוֹם 5.a).
  3. 4 Heb “on the third day” (so , , ), which parallels “after two days” and means “in a little while.” The “2–3” sequence is an example of graded numerical parallelism (Prov 30:15–16, 18–19, 21–23, 24–28, 29–31). This expresses the unrepentant overconfidence of Israel that the Lord’s discipline of Israel would be relatively short and that he would restore them quickly.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

After two days he will revive us;

on the third day he will raise us up,

that we may live before him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

After two days he will revive us;

on the third day he will restore us,

that we may live in his presence.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He will revive us after two days,

and on the third day he will raise us up

so we can live in his presence.

NLTNew Living Translation

In just a short time he will restore us,

so that we may live in his presence.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He will revive us after two days;

on the third day he will raise us up,

that we may live in his presence.

KJV 1900King 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.