Hosea 6:1

New International Reader's Version

The people say, “Come. Let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces. But he will heal us. He has wounded us. But he’ll bandage our wounds.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 30:6

Messengers went all through Israel and Judah. They carried letters from the king and his officials. The king had ordered them to do that. The letters said, “People of Israel, return to the Lord. He is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel. Return to him. Then he will return to you who are left in the land. You have escaped from the power of the kings of Assyria.

Job 16:9

God is angry with me. He attacks me and tears me up. He grinds his teeth at me. He stares at me as if he were my enemy.

Job 22:23

If you return to the Mighty One, you will have what you had before. But first you must remove everything that is evil far from your tent.

Job 34:29

But if he remains silent, who can judge him? If he turns his face away, who can see him? He rules over individual people and nations alike.

Job 5:18

He wounds. But he also bandages up those he wounds. He harms. But his hands also heal those he harms.

Psalm 30:7

Lord, when you gave me your help, you made Mount Zion stand firm. But when you took away your help, I was terrified.

Psalm 6:2

Lord, have mercy on me. I’m so weak. Lord, heal me. My body is full of pain.

Psalm 71:20

You have sent many bitter troubles my way. But you will give me new life. Even if I’m almost in the grave, you will bring me back.

Ecclesiastes 3:3

There is a time to kill. And there’s a time to heal. There is a time to tear down. And there’s a time to build up.

Isaiah 17:7

In days to come, people will look to their Maker for help. They will turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 2:3

People from many nations will go there. They will say, “Come. Let us go up to the Lord’s mountain. Let’s go to the temple of Jacob’s God. He will teach us how we should live. Then we will live the way he wants us to.” The law of the Lord will be taught at Zion. His message will go out from Jerusalem.

Isaiah 30:22

Then you will get rid of the silver statues of your gods. You won’t have anything to do with the gold statues either. All of them are “unclean.” So you will throw them away like dirty rags. You will say to them, “Get away from us!”

Isaiah 30:26

The moon will shine like the sun. And the sunlight will be seven times brighter than usual. It will be like the light of seven full days. That will happen when the Lord bandages and heals the wounds and bruises he has brought on his people.

Isaiah 55:7

Let those who are evil stop doing evil things. And let them quit thinking evil thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord. The Lord will show them his tender love. Let them turn to our God. He is always ready to forgive.

Jeremiah 3:22

“You have not been faithful,” says the Lord. “Return to me. I will heal you. Then you will not turn away from me anymore.” “Yes,” the people say. “We will come to you. You are the Lord our God.

Jeremiah 30:12

The Lord says, “Your wound can’t be cured. Your pain can’t be healed.

Jeremiah 30:17

But I will make you healthy again. I will heal your wounds,” announces the Lord. “That’s because you have been thrown out. You are called Zion, the one no one cares about.”

Jeremiah 33:5

That was during their fight with the armies of Babylon. The Lord says, “The houses will be filled with dead bodies. They will be the bodies of the people I will kill. I will kill them when I am very angry with them. I will hide my face from this city. That’s because its people have committed so many sins.

Jeremiah 33:6

“But now I will bring health and healing to Jerusalem. I will heal my people. I will let them enjoy great peace and security.

Jeremiah 50:4

“The days are coming,” announces the Lord. “At that time the people of Israel and Judah will gather together. They will come in tears to me. I am the Lord their God.

Jeremiah 50:5

They will ask how to get to Zion. Then they will turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to me. They will enter into the covenant I make with them. It will last forever. It will never be forgotten.

Lamentations 3:11

He has dragged me off the path. He has torn me to pieces. And he has left me helpless.

Hosea 11:10

I will roar like a lion against my enemies. Then the Lord’s people will follow him. When he roars, his children will come home trembling with fear. They will return from the west.

Hosea 12:6

People of Jacob, you must return to your God. You must hold on to love and do what is fair. You must trust in your God always.

Hosea 14:1

Israel, return to the Lord your God. Your sins have destroyed you!

Hosea 14:4

Then the Lord will answer, “My people always wander away from me. But I will put an end to that. My anger has turned away from them. Now I will love them freely.

Hosea 3:5

After that, the people of Israel will return to the Lord their God. They will look to him and to a king from the family line of David. In the last days, they will tremble with fear as they come to the Lord. And they will receive his full blessing.

Leviticus 14:48

“But suppose the priest comes to look things over carefully. And suppose the mold has not spread after the walls had been coated with new clay. Then he will announce that the house is ‘clean.’ The mold is gone.

Zephaniah 2:1

Gather together, you shameful nation of Judah! Gather yourselves together!

Deuteronomy 32:39

“Look! I am the One! There is no other God except me. I put some people to death. I bring others to life. I have wounded, and I will heal. No one can save you from my power.

1 Samuel 2:6

“The Lord causes people to die. He also gives people life. He brings people down to the grave. He also brings people up from death.

1 Samuel 7:3

So Samuel spoke to all the Israelites. He said, “Do you really want to return to the Lord with all your hearts? If you do, get rid of your false gods. Get rid of your statues of female gods that are named Ashtoreth. Commit yourselves to the Lord. Serve him only. Then he will save you from the power of the Philistines.”