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Hosea 6:1
"Come! Let's return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds. After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him.
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Interpretation

The prophet calls a return and heal that is traced in ordinary routines. Hosea 6:1: notice "has" and "up". Practice return and heal in promises we keep—make patience ordinary. Through prophetic hope & judgment, The prophets call to covenant fidelity and foretell restoration centered in God’s reign.

Context

In Hosea (Prophetic Oracle), naming return and heal. Placed in ch. 6, the nearby lines set its tone. There’s a line into prophetic hope & judgment. The nearby sentences supply the texture.

Authorship & Historical Background

Long‑standing tradition credits Hosea to Hosea. In current research on Hosea, Prophetic oracles with marriage metaphor; edited.. Scholars commonly date Hosea 8th century BC.. Here the thread of prophetic hope & judgment comes into view.

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Traditional:Hosea
Modern scholarship:Prophetic oracles with marriage metaphor; edited.
Date:8th century BC.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
The Masoretic tradition preserves the Hebrew text with remarkable accuracy. The Dead Sea Scrolls (discovered 1947-1956) confirm the Hebrew text's reliability, showing minimal variation over 1000+ years of transmission.