Hosea 6:1

God's Word

Let’s return to the Lord. Even though he has torn us to pieces, he will heal us. Even though he has wounded us, he will bandage our wounds.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 30:6

Messengers took letters from the king and his officials throughout Israel and Judah. The king’s order said, “Israelites, return to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. Then he will return to the few of you who escaped from the power of the kings of Assyria.

Job 16:9

“God’s anger tore me ⌞apart⌟ and attacked me. He gritted his teeth at me. My opponent looked sharply at me.

Job 22:23

If you return to the Almighty, you will prosper. If you put wrongdoing out of your tent,

Job 34:29

If he keeps quiet, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, who can see him whether it is a nation or a single person?

Job 5:18

God injures, but he bandages. He beats you up, but his hands make you well.

Psalm 30:7

O Lord, by your favor you have made my mountain stand firm. When you hid your face, I was terrified.

Psalm 6:2

Have pity on me, O Lord, because I am weak. Heal me, O Lord, because my bones shake with terror.

Psalm 71:20

You have made me endure many terrible troubles. You restore me to life again. You bring me back from the depths of the earth.

Ecclesiastes 3:3

a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build up,

Isaiah 17:7

When that day comes, they will look to their maker, and their eyes will look to the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 2:3

Then many people will come and say, “Let’s go to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways so that we may live by them.” The teachings will go out from Zion. The Lord’s word will go out from Jerusalem.

Isaiah 30:22

Then you will dishonor your silver-plated idols and your gold-covered statues. You will throw them away like clothing ruined by stains. You will say to them, “Get out!”

Isaiah 30:26

Then the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun. The light of the sun will be seven times as strong, like the light of seven days. When that day comes, the Lord will bandage his people’s injuries and heal the wounds he inflicted.

Isaiah 55:7

Let wicked people abandon their ways. Let evil people abandon their thoughts. Let them return to the Lord, and he will show compassion to them. Let them return to our God, because he will freely forgive them.

Jeremiah 3:22

“Come back, you rebellious people, and I will forgive you for being unfaithful.” Here we are! We have come to you because you are the Lord our God.

Jeremiah 30:12

“This is what the Lord says: Your wound is incurable. Your injury is beyond healing.

Jeremiah 30:17

I’ll restore your health and heal your wounds,” declares the Lord. “People call you an outcast: Zion, no one cares for you.

Jeremiah 33:5

The people of Israel fought the Babylonians. Now their houses are filled with the bodies of their own people I killed in my anger and my fury. I will hide my face from this city because of its wickedness.

Jeremiah 33:6

“But I will heal this city and restore it to health. I will heal its people, and I will give them peace and security.

Jeremiah 50:4

“In those days and at that time,” declares the Lord, “the people of Israel and Judah will cry as they go together to seek the Lord their God.

Jeremiah 50:5

They will ask which road goes to Zion and turn in that direction. They will go there to make a permanent agreement with the Lord. It will not be forgotten.

Lamentations 3:11

He has forced me off the road I was taking, torn me to pieces, and left me with nothing.

Hosea 11:10

“My people will follow me when I roar like a lion. When I roar, my children will come trembling from the west.

Hosea 12:6

Return to your God. Be loyal and fair, and always wait with hope for your God.

Hosea 14:1

Israel, return to the Lord your God. You have stumbled because of your sins.

Hosea 14:4

⌞The Lord says,⌟ “I will cure them of their unfaithfulness. I will love them freely. I will no longer be angry with them.

Hosea 3:5

After that, the Israelites will turn and look to the Lord their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the Lord for his blessings in the last days.

Leviticus 14:48

But if the priest comes and makes an examination and the mildew has not spread in the house after it is plastered again, the priest must declare the house clean. The mildew is gone.

Zephaniah 2:1

Gather yourselves together! Yes, gather together, you shameless nation,

Deuteronomy 32:39

See, I am the only God. There are no others. I kill, and I make alive. I wound, and I heal, and no one can rescue you from my power.

1 Samuel 2:6

“The Lord kills, and he gives life. He makes ⌞people⌟ go down to the grave, and he raises them up ⌞again⌟.

1 Samuel 7:3

Samuel told the entire nation of Israel, “If you are returning to the Lord wholeheartedly, get rid of the foreign gods you have, including the statues of the goddess Astarte. Make a commitment to the Lord, and serve only him. Then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”