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Berean Standard Bible

“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.”

Hosea 6:3

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Study note

Hosea 6 opens with the people encouraging one another to return to the Lord, confident that he will heal them. The verses that follow, however, suggest that their repentance was shallow and short-lived.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

Let us acknowledge Yahweh. Let us press on to know Yahweh. As surely as the sun rises, Yahweh will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.”

King James Version (KJV)

Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And let us have knowledge, let us go after the knowledge of the Lord; his going out is certain as the dawn, his decisions go out like the light; he will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y conoceremos, y proseguiremos en conocer á Jehová: como el alba está aparejada su salida, y vendrá á nosotros como la lluvia, como la lluvia tardía y temprana á la tierra.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡No nos cansemos de ir en busca del Señor! Si lo hacemos, podemos estar seguros de que él vendrá a nuestro encuentro. Eso es tan seguro como el hecho de que el sol alumbra cada día. Eso será así, tan seguro como el hecho de que la lluvia cae en el tiempo oportuno y riega la tierra».

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