Hosea 6:3
Hosea · Old Testament · Chapter 6
“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.”Hosea 6:3
What Does Hosea 6:3 Mean?
Hosea 6:3 is found in the book of Hosea, chapter 6, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Hosea 6:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 17:3“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”Hosea 10:12“Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.”Philippians 3:12“Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.”John 8:32“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”John 8:12“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”Jeremiah 24:7“And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.”Hosea 14:5“I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.”Psalms 30:5“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”Psalms 143:8“Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.”Proverbs 4:18“But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.”1 Peter 2:2“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”Joel 2:23“Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.”Psalms 72:6“He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.”Proverbs 2:1“My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;”Philippians 3:13“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,”Matthew 13:11“He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.”Isaiah 8:20“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.”Malachi 4:2“But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.”Revelation 22:16“I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.”Zechariah 10:1“Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.”
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