Hosea 6:3
Konteks6:3 So let us acknowledge him! 1
Let us seek 2 to acknowledge 3 the Lord!
He will come to our rescue as certainly as the appearance of the dawn,
as certainly as the winter rain comes,
as certainly as the spring rain that waters the land.”
Hosea 11:11
Konteks11:11 They will return in fear and trembling 4
like birds from Egypt,
like doves from Assyria,
and I will settle them in their homes,” declares the Lord.
[6:3] 1 tn The object (“him”) is omitted in the Hebrew text, but supplied in the translation for clarity.
[6:3] 2 tn Heb “let us pursue in order to know.” The Hebrew term רָדַף (radaf, “to pursue”) is used figuratively: “to aim to secure” (BDB 923 s.v. רָדַף 2). It describes the pursuit of a moral goal: “Do not pervert justice…nor accept a bribe…pursue [רָדַף] justice” (Deut 16:20); “those who pursue [רָדַף] righteousness and who seek [בָּקַשׁ, baqash] the
[6:3] 3 tn The Hebrew infinitive construct with לְ (lamed) denotes purpose: “to know” (לָדַעַת, lada’at).
[11:11] 4 tn For the meaning of חָרַד (harad, “to tremble”) with prepositions of direction, see 11:10 above.