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on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hosea/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In just a short time he will restore us, so that we may live in his presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up, That we may live in His sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day That we may live before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He will make us alive after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up That we may live before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will revive us after two days, and on the third day he will raise us up so we can live in his presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will revive us after two days, and on the third day He will raise us up so we can live in His presence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />After two days will he revive us: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In two or three days he will heal us and restore our strength that we may live with him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />After two days will he revive us: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us so that we may live in his presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In two or three days he will revive us, and we will live in his presence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After two days, he will restore us to life, on the third day he will raise us up, and we will live in his presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He will restore us in a very short time; he will heal us in a little while, so that we may live in his presence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />After two days will he revive us: in the third day will he raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He revives us after two days, "" In the third day He raises us up, "" And we live before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He doth revive us after two days, In the third day He doth raise us up, And we live before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He will revive us after two days: in the third day he will raise us up and we shall live before him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For he hath taken us, and he will heal us: he will strike, and he will cure us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For he has seized us, and he will heal us. He will strike, and he will cure us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He will revive us after two days; on the third day he will raise us up, to live in his presence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />After two days he will revive us, and on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he shall give us life in days, and in the third day he shall raise us up and we shall live before him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />After two days will He revive us, On the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />After two days he will heal us: in the third day we shall arise, and live before him, and shall know <i>him</i>:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/6-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=850" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hosea/6.htm">Israel and Judah are Unrepentant</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: mî·yō·mā·yim (Prep-m:: N-md) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">After two days</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: yə·ḥay·yê·nū (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 1cp) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">He will revive us;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7992.htm" title="7992: haš·šə·lî·šî (Art:: Number-oms) -- Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third; by extension, a third; specifically, a third-story cell).">on the third</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: yə·qi·mê·nū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 1cp) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">He will raise us up,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: wə·niḥ·yeh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-1cp) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">that we may live</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·nāw (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">in His presence.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-4.htm">1 Corinthians 15:4</a></span><br />that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-40.htm">Matthew 12:40</a></span><br />For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/1-17.htm">Jonah 1:17</a></span><br />Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-4.htm">Romans 6:4</a></span><br />We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” / But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-46.htm">Luke 24:46</a></span><br />And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-40.htm">Acts 10:40</a></span><br />God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a></span><br />Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-12.htm">Ezekiel 37:12-14</a></span><br />Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O My people, I will open your graves and bring you up from them, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. / Then you, My people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. / I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a></span><br />For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25</a></span><br />Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Romans 8:11</a></span><br />And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-18.htm">1 Peter 3:18</a></span><br />For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-12.htm">Colossians 2:12</a></span><br />And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-10.htm">Philippians 3:10-11</a></span><br />I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death, / and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.</p><p class="hdg">two.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Hosea 13:14</a></b></br> I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/20-5.htm">2 Kings 20:5</a></b></br> Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/30-4.htm">Psalm 30:4</a></b></br> Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.</p><p class="hdg">we.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-18.htm">Genesis 17:18</a></b></br> And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/61-7.htm">Psalm 61:7</a></b></br> He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, <i>which</i> may preserve him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/14-19.htm">John 14:19</a></b></br> Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">Face</a> <a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Live</a> <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/hosea/5-8.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/daniel/9-25.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-19.htm">Revive</a> <a href="/hosea/2-10.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/daniel/10-1.htm">Third</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/7-2.htm">Face</a> <a href="/hosea/12-9.htm">Live</a> <a href="/joel/2-6.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/hosea/14-7.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/hosea/6-11.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/hosea/14-7.htm">Revive</a> <a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/amos/4-4.htm">Third</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Exhortations to repent and hope in God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/6-4.htm">A lamentation over those who had sinned after conviction.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/6-5.htm">Reproofs of obstinate sinners, and threats against them.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, "two days" can symbolize a short, yet complete period of time. The idea of revival is central to the message of Hosea, as the prophet calls Israel to repentance and promises God's restoration. The concept of revival is also seen in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/85-6.htm">Psalm 85:6</a>, where the psalmist asks God to revive His people. Theologically, this can be seen as a promise of spiritual renewal and awakening.<p><b>on the third day He will raise us up,</b><br>The "third day" is significant throughout the Bible, often associated with divine intervention and new beginnings. This phrase can be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's resurrection on the third day, as mentioned in the Gospels (e.g., <a href="/luke/24-46.htm">Luke 24:46</a>). The resurrection of Jesus is a pivotal event in Christian theology, symbolizing victory over sin and death. In the context of Hosea, this phrase emphasizes God's power to restore and give new life to His people, drawing a parallel to the resurrection hope found in the New Testament.<p><b>that we may live in His presence.</b><br>Living in God's presence is the ultimate goal of restoration and revival. In the Old Testament, God's presence was often associated with the temple and the tabernacle, where His glory dwelled among His people (<a href="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8</a>). The desire to live in God's presence reflects a deep longing for communion and fellowship with the Creator. In the New Testament, this is fulfilled through Jesus Christ, who makes it possible for believers to have a personal relationship with God (<a href="/john/14-23.htm">John 14:23</a>). The phrase underscores the transformative power of God's grace, enabling His people to live in a restored relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a></b><br>A prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the 8th century BC, Hosea's ministry focused on calling Israel to repentance and warning of impending judgment due to their unfaithfulness to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, often depicted in Hosea as an unfaithful spouse, symbolizing the nation's spiritual adultery through idolatry and alliances with foreign powers.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/revival_and_restoration.htm">Revival and Restoration</a></b><br>The event of God reviving and raising His people, symbolizing spiritual renewal and restoration to a right relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_promise_of_restoration.htm">God's Promise of Restoration</a></b><br>Despite Israel's unfaithfulness, God promises revival and restoration. This demonstrates His enduring mercy and faithfulness, encouraging believers to trust in His promises even when circumstances seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_three_days.htm">Symbolism of Three Days</a></b><br>The "third day" symbolizes completeness and divine intervention. It points to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ's resurrection, offering hope of new life to all who believe.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_god's_presence.htm">Living in God's Presence</a></b><br>The ultimate goal of revival is to live in God's presence. Believers are called to seek a deeper relationship with God, prioritizing spiritual renewal and intimacy with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance_and_faith.htm">Call to Repentance and Faith</a></b><br>Hosea's message is a call to repentance. Believers are encouraged to examine their lives, turn from sin, and renew their commitment to God, trusting in His power to restore.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_hosea_6_2's_revival_literal.htm">In Hosea 6:2, how can the “two days” and “third day” revival be taken literally if no historical or scientific evidence supports such a resurrection-like event? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_speak_in_tongues.htm">Did Jesus rise from the dead on the third day?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_rise_on_the_third_day.htm">Did Jesus rise from the dead on the third day?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_jesus_dead_for_three_days.htm">Why was Jesus dead for three days?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) The haste of the seeming penitents for the fulfilment of their hope. They expect the rapid restoration of the national prosperity, prompted by the abundance of the Divine love, and His response to the first touch of penitence (signified in <a href="/hosea/5-15.htm" title="I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.">Hosea 5:15</a>).<p><span class= "bld">After two days.</span>--A phrase sometimes used for the second day, <span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, to-morrow.<p><span class= "bld">In the third day--</span><span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, after a short time. This and the above expression are not identical in the designation of time. Some Christian interpreters (Jerome, Luther, Pusey) consider the passage has sole reference to the resurrection of Christ. But with Calvin, Henderson, Schmoller, &c., we consider this to be contradicted by the form of the expression. To bring in the resurrection of Christ with no authority from the New Testament is far-fetched over-refinement, and breaks the consistency of the passage.<p>(2, 3) Render, <span class= "ital">So that we shall live in his presence, and shall know and strive after the knowledge of Jehovah, whose coming forth is sure, like the dawn</span> (another play on 6:15, "I will return to my place, &c."), <span class= "ital">so that he may come as the plentiful</span> (dashing) <span class= "ital">rain for us, as the latter rain</span> (needed for the ripening corn) <span class= "ital">which watereth the earth.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.</span> The expression of time here employed denotes a comparatively short period, and implies that Israel's revival would be speedily as well as certainly accomplished. Paucity is signified by the binary number in Old Testament language, just as we speak of two, or a couple, in the sense of fewness. In <a href="/1_kings/17-12.htm">1 Kings 17:12</a> we find "two" used in this way: "Behold, I am gathering two sticks;" so in <a href="/isaiah/7-21.htm">Isaiah 7:21</a>, "A man shall nourish a young cow and two sheep;" in <a href="/isaiah/17-6.htm">Isaiah 17:6</a> a small number is spoken of as "two or three;" while a short period is similarly described in <a href="/luke/13-32.htm">Luke 13:32</a>, "Behold, I east out devils, and I do cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected." The important idea of this verse connects itself with the terms corresponding to revival, resurrection, and restoration to the Divine favor and protection. The drooping, declining, dying state of Israel would be revived; their deathlike condition would undergo a resurrection process; their disfavor would give way to Divine complacency; and all this, though not immediately, yet in a comparatively short time. This appears to us the import of the prophecy. Similar figurative language, and with like significancy, is employed by Ezekiel (37.) in his vision of the valley and the resurrection of its dry bones; as also by Isaiah (26.), where the same or a similar thought is presented in briefer, but still more beautiful, language: "Thy (lead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead." Calvin understands this verse as containing a source of consolation to Israel. "When," he says, "the Israelites, through their long obstinacy, had become nearly incurable, it was needful to lead them to repentance by slow punishments. They, therefore, said, <span class="accented">After two days God will revive us</span>; and thus they confirmed themselves in the hope of salvation, though it did not immediately appear; though they long remained in darkness, and the exile was long which they had to endure, they yet did not cease to hope. 'Well, lot the two days pass, and the Lord will revive us.'" To man in sorrow the time appears long; it is short in the sight of him with whom a thousand years are as one day. Kimchi's explanation is also, to a certain extent, satisfactory: "The prophet says, 'our sickness lasts for two days, yet he will heal us of our sickness, till on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live long before him,' as if he said, 'though our afflictions continue a long time.' The two days are a figaro, for 'in a short time he will bring us his salvation,' and 'on the third day' is figurative." He afterwards refers the "two days" to the captivities of his people - that in Egypt and that in Babylon; while "the third day" denotes the third or present Roman captivity, "out of which he will raise us up and we shall live before him? so that we shall never again go into captivity, but shall live continually before him, while we sin no mere." Rashi refers the words to the three temples - that of Solomon, that of Zerubbabel, and the temple that is to be built by Messiah. Some of the Fathers understand the three periods in the history of humanity - the first, under Adam, as the time of Law and captivity to sin; the second, under Christ, as the time of the gospel and of grace; and the third, with Christ, as the time of the general resurrection. Theodoret and most of the Fathers understood this verse to refer to the resurrection of Christ on the third day after three days' rest in the grave. Calvin, after giving what appeared to him "the simple and genuine sense" of the passage as applying primarily to the Jews, as we have already seen, adds, "I do not deny but that God has exhibited a remarkable and memorable instance of what is here said in his only begotten Son. As often, then, as delay begets weariness in us, let us flee to Christ; for, as it has been said, his resurrection is a mirror of our life; for we see in that how God is wont to deal with his own people: the Father did not restore life to Christ as soon as he was taken down from the cross; he was deposited in the sepulcher, and he lay there till the third day. When God, then, intends that we should languish for a time, let us know that we are thus represented in Christ our Head, and hence let us gather materials of confidence. We have, then, in Christ an illustrious proof of this prophecy." The political resurrection of Israel may dimly shadow forth, by way of type, the resurrection of Messiah and the general resurrection of which he is the Firstfruits. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/6-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">After two days</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיֹּמָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yō·mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - md<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He will revive us;</span><br /><span class="heb">יְחַיֵּ֖נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḥay·yê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the third</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·lî·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7992.htm">Strong's 7992: </a> </span><span class="str2">Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּוֹם֙</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He will raise us up,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְקִמֵ֖נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·qi·mê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that we may live</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִחְיֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niḥ·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in His presence.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפָנָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄ā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/6-2.htm">Hosea 6:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/6-2.htm">Hosea 6:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/6-2.htm">Hosea 6:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/6-2.htm">Hosea 6:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/6-2.htm">Hosea 6:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/6-2.htm">Hosea 6:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/6-2.htm">Hosea 6:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/6-2.htm">Hosea 6:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/6-2.htm">Hosea 6:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/6-2.htm">Hosea 6:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/6-2.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 6:2 After two days he will revive us (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/6-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 6:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 6:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/6-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 6:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 6:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>