Hosea 6:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

After two days will he revive us: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְחַיֵּ֖נוּ מִיֹּמָ֑יִם בַּיּוֹם֙ הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י יְקִמֵ֖נוּ וְנִחְיֶ֥ה לְפָנָֽיו׃

Transliteration

yәḥayyēnû from-yōmāyim, in-the-day the-šәlîšî yәqimēnû and-niḥyeh before-him

Grammar Details

*yәḥayyēnû*: imperfect, Piel, 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - he will revive us
*yōmāyim*: dual noun - two days
*šәlîšî*: ordinal number, masculine singular - third
*yәqimēnû*: imperfect, Hiphil, 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - he will raise us up
*niḥyeh*: imperfect, 1st person plural, cohortative sense - we shall live

Word Meanings

*yәḥayyēnû*: will revive us/give us life/make us alive
*yōmāyim*: two days/a couple of days
*yәqimēnû*: will raise us up/restore us/establish us

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ezek 37:11-13 : 11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are clean cut off. 12 Therefore prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, O my people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel. 13 And ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have opened your graves, and caused you to come up out of your graves, O my people.
John 14:19 : 19 Yet a little while, and the world beholdeth me no more; but ye behold me: because I live, ye shall live also.
Rom 14:8 : 8 For whether {G5037} we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether {G5037} we live therefore, or {G5037} die, we are the Lord's.
1 Cor 15:4 : 4 and that he was buried; and that he hath been raised on the third day according to the scriptures;
2 Kgs 20:5 : 5 Turn back, and say to Hezekiah the prince of my people, Thus saith Jehovah, 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 Jehovah.
Ps 30:4-5 : 4 Sing praise unto Jehovah, O ye saints of his, And give thanks to his holy memorial [name]. 5 For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a life-time: Weeping may tarry for the night, But joy [cometh] in the morning.
Isa 26:19 : 19 Thy dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust; for thy dew is [as] the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.
Gen 17:18 : 18 And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!
Ps 61:7 : 7 He shall abide before God for ever: Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.
Hos 13:14 : 14 I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death: O death, where are thy plagues? O Sheol, where is thy destruction? repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

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