Hosea 6:3

New American Bible - revised edition

Let us know, let us strive to know the Lord; as certain as the dawn is his coming. He will come to us like the rain, like spring rain that waters the earth.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:4

Is like the light at sunrise on a cloudless morning, making the land’s vegetation glisten after rain.”

Job 29:23

They waited for me as for the rain; they drank in my words like the spring rains.

Psalm 19:4

There is no speech, no words; their voice is not heard;

Psalm 19:6

it comes forth like a bridegroom from his canopy, and like a hero joyfully runs its course.

Psalm 63:8

You indeed are my savior, and in the shadow of your wings I shout for joy.

Psalm 65:9

Distant peoples stand in awe of your marvels; the places of morning and evening you make resound with joy.

Psalm 72:6

May he be like rain coming down upon the fields, like showers watering the earth,

Proverbs 4:18

But the path of the just is like shining light, that grows in brilliance till perfect day.

Isaiah 2:3

Many peoples shall come and say: “Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, That he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

Isaiah 32:15

Until the spirit from on high is poured out on us. And the wilderness becomes a garden land and the garden land seems as common as forest.

Isaiah 44:3

I will pour out water upon the thirsty ground, streams upon the dry land; I will pour out my spirit upon your offspring, my blessing upon your descendants.

Isaiah 5:6

Yes, I will make it a ruin: it shall not be pruned or hoed, but will be overgrown with thorns and briers; I will command the clouds not to rain upon it.

Isaiah 54:13

All your children shall be taught by the Lord; great shall be the peace of your children.

Jeremiah 24:7

I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.

Ezekiel 36:25

I will sprinkle clean water over you to make you clean; from all your impurities and from all your idols I will cleanse you.

Hosea 10:12

“Sow for yourselves justice, reap the reward of loyalty; Break up for yourselves a new field, for it is time to seek the Lord, till he comes and rains justice upon you.”

Hosea 14:5

I will heal their apostasy, I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from them.

Hosea 14:6

I will be like the dew for Israel: he will blossom like the lily; He will strike root like the Lebanon cedar,

Hosea 2:20

I will make a covenant for them on that day, with the wild animals, With the birds of the air, and with the things that crawl on the ground. Bow and sword and warfare I will destroy from the land, and I will give them rest in safety.

Micah 4:2

Many nations shall come, and say, “Come, let us climb the Lord’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, That he may instruct us in his ways, that we may walk in his paths.” For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

Micah 5:2

Therefore the Lord will give them up, until the time when she who is to give birth has borne, Then the rest of his kindred shall return to the children of Israel.

Micah 5:7

And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, Like a lion among beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep; When it passes through it tramples; it tears and no one can rescue.

Zechariah 10:1

Ask the Lord for rain in the spring season, the Lord who brings storm clouds, and heavy rains, who gives to everyone grain in the fields.

Matthew 13:11

He said to them in reply, “Because knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted.

Luke 1:78

because of the tender mercy of our God by which the daybreak from on high will visit us

John 17:3

Now this is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.

John 7:17

Whoever chooses to do his will shall know whether my teaching is from God or whether I speak on my own.

Acts 17:11

These Jews were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all willingness and examined the scriptures daily to determine whether these things were so.

Deuteronomy 32:2

May my teaching soak in like the rain, and my utterance drench like the dew, Like a downpour upon the grass, like a shower upon the crops.

Hebrews 3:14

We have become partners of Christ if only we hold the beginning of the reality firm until the end,

2 Peter 1:19

Moreover, we possess the prophetic message that is altogether reliable. You will do well to be attentive to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

Revelation 22:16

“I, Jesus, sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the root and offspring of David, the bright morning star.”