Hosea 6:1

Contemporary English Version 1995

Let's return to the Lord. He has torn us to shreds, but he will bandage our wounds and make us well.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:39

Don't you understand? I am the only God; there are no others. I am the one who takes life and gives it again. I punished you with suffering. But now I will heal you, and nothing can stop me!

Job 5:18

He may cause injury and pain, but he will bandage and heal your cuts and bruises.

1 Samuel 2:6

You take away life, and you give life. You send people down to the world of the dead and bring them back again.

Hosea 14:4

Israel, you have rejected me, but my anger is gone; I will heal you and love you without limit.

Isaiah 55:7

Give up your evil ways and your evil thoughts. Return to the Lord our God. He will be merciful and forgive your sins.

Jeremiah 30:17

No one wants you as a friend or cares what happens to you. But I will heal your injuries, and you will get well.

Isaiah 2:3

Many people will come and say, “Let's go to the mountain of the Lord God of Jacob and worship in his temple.” The Lord will teach us his Law from Jerusalem, and we will obey him.

Job 34:29

When God does nothing, can any person or nation find fault with him?

Hosea 14:1

Israel, return! Come back to the Lord, your God. Sin has made you fall.

Jeremiah 50:4

The Lord said: People of Israel and Judah, when these things happen you will weep, and together you will return to your land and worship me, the Lord your God.

Jeremiah 3:22

I will tell them, “Come back, and I will cure you of your unfaithfulness.” They will answer, “We will come back, because you are the Lord our God.

Isaiah 30:26

Then the Lord will bandage his people's injuries and heal the wounds he has caused. The moon will shine as bright as the sun, and the sun will shine seven times brighter than usual. It will be like the light of seven days all at once.

Psalm 30:7

You, Lord, were my friend, and you made me strong as a mighty mountain. But when you hid your face, I was crushed.

Jeremiah 30:12

The Lord said: My people, you are wounded and near death.

Isaiah 30:22

Then you will treat your idols of silver and gold like garbage; you will throw them away like filthy rags.

Zephaniah 2:1

You disgraceful nation, gather around,

1 Samuel 7:3

One day, Samuel told all the people of Israel, “If you really want to turn back to the Lord, then prove it. Get rid of your foreign idols, including the ones of the goddess Astarte. Turn to the Lord with all your heart and worship only him. Then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”

Job 16:9

God is my hateful enemy, glaring at me and attacking with his sharp teeth.

Psalm 6:2

Have pity on me and heal my feeble body. My bones tremble with fear,

Psalm 71:20

You made me suffer a lot, but you will bring me back from this deep pit and give me new life.

Ecclesiastes 3:3

for killing and healing, destroying and building,

Isaiah 17:7

At that time the people will turn and trust their Creator, the holy God of Israel.

Jeremiah 33:6

Then someday, I will heal this place and my people as well, and let them enjoy unending peace.

Jeremiah 50:5

You will ask the way to Zion and then come and join with me in making an agreement you won't break or forget.

Lamentations 3:11

he dragged me from the road, then tore me to shreds.

Hosea 11:10

I, the Lord, will roar like a lion, and my children will return, trembling from the west.

Hosea 12:6

So return to your God. Patiently trust him, and show love and justice.

Leviticus 14:48

On the other hand, if the priest discovers that mildew hasn't reappeared after the house was newly plastered, he will say, “This house is clean—the mildew has gone.”

2 Chronicles 30:6

Hezekiah's messengers went everywhere in Israel and Judah with the following letter: People of Israel, now that you have survived the invasion of the Assyrian kings, it's time for you to turn back to the Lord God our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob worshiped. If you do this, he will stop being angry.

Job 22:23

If you return to God and turn from sin, all will go well for you.

Hosea 3:5

But later, Israel will turn back to the Lord their God and to David their king. At that time they will come to the Lord with fear and trembling, and he will be good to them.