Hosea 3:5

Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Afterward	אַחַ֗ר 'a.Char	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine singular construct
children	בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
return	יָשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ ya.Shu.vu	H7725	to turn back (hence · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
seek	וּבִקְשׁוּ֙ u.vik.Shu	H1245	to search out (by any method · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם 'e.lo.hei.Hem	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
David	דָּוִ֣ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
king	מַלְכָּ֑ם mal.Kam	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
fear	וּפָחֲד֧וּ u.fa.cha.Du	H6342	to be startled (by a sudden alarm) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
LORD	יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
goodness	טוּב֖וֹ tu.Vo	H2898	good (as a noun) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
latter	בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית be.'a.cha.Rit	H319	the last or end · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
days	הַיָּמִֽים hai.ya.Mim	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Jeremiah 30:9 But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
Jeremiah 50:4-5 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weepi…
Ezekiel 34:23-24 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
Isaiah 2:2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shal…
Ezekiel 37:22-25 And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more…
Romans 2:4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repenta…
Psalms 130:3-4 If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
Isaiah 55:3-4 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hosea 3:1–end

Some think that this chapter refers to Judah, the two tribes, as the adulteress the prophet married (Hos 1:3) represented the ten tribes; for this was not to be divorced, as the ten tribes were, but to be left desolate for a long time, and then to return, as the two tribes did. But these are called the children of Israel, which was the ten tribes, and therefore it is more probable that of them this parable, as well as that before, is to be understood. Go, and repeat it, says God to the prophet; Go yet again. Note, For the conviction and reduction of sinners it is necessary that precept be upon precept, and line upon line. If they will not believe one sign, try another, Exo 4:8, Exo 4:9. Now,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hosea 3:5

Afterward--after the long period ("many days," Hos 3:4) has elapsed. return--from their idols to "their God," from whom they had wandered. David their king--Israel had forsaken the worship of Jehovah at the same time that they forsook their allegiance to David's line. Their repentance towards God is therefore to be accompanied by their return to the latter. So Judah and Israel shall be one, and under "one head," as is also foretold (Hos 1:11). That representative and antitype of David is Messiah. "David" means "the beloved." Compare as to Messiah, Mat 3:17; Eph 1:6. Messiah is called David (Isa 55:3-4; Jer 30:9; Eze 34:23-24; Eze 37:24-25). fear the Lord and his goodness--that is, trem…

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John Gill on Hosea 3:5

Afterward shall the children of Israel return,.... The ten tribes of Israel, and also the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, which are included in the name of Israel, as Aben Ezra interprets it; and these are joined together in parallel places; see Jeremiah 30:3 for though they did not go into captivity together, yet their return and conversion will be at the same time; and they are all spoken of under the name of Israel by the Apostle Paul, when he foretells their conversion and salvation, Romans 11:26. The "return" of them, here prophesied of, does not barely mean their return to their own land, which will be at this time; see Jeremiah 30:3, but their return to the Lord by repentance; when…

The Church Fathers

But let us hear what Hosea goes on to say: "And after this the children of Israel shall return and shall seek the Lord their God and David their king; and they shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the last days." You will never find a prophecy plainer than this, for the name King David means Christ, who, as Paul says, "was born according to the flesh of the offspring of David." Further on still, Hosea foretold the resurrection of Christ on the third day, but in the mysterious way that is proper to prophecy. He says, "He shall heal us after two days, and on the third day we shall rise up again." This is the theme underlying the words of Paul: "Therefore if you have risen with Christ, seek the things that are above."
— Augustine of Hippo, CITY OF GOD 18:28

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Dictionary and topics

Christ, The King · The Jews shall seek to — The Jews shall seek to
Goodness Of God, The · Manifested: Reverence — Manifested: Reverence
Jews, The · Promises respecting: Their return and seeking to God — Promises respecting: Their return and seeking to God
Repentance · 4:29-31;10:16;30:1-3,8-10;32:29; — 4:29-31;10:16;30:1-3,8-10;32:29;
Seekers · 5:8;8:5,6; — 5:8;8:5,6;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Hosea 3:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hosea 3:1–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hosea 3:5

John Gill on Hosea 3:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Hosea 3:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hosea 3:1–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hosea 3:5

John Gill on Hosea 3:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Hosea 3:2–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Hosea 3:5–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Hosea 3:5

Rashi on Hosea 3:5