Parallel HOS 6:0

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B I ◄ ↨ Hos 6:0 ↓ → ► ═ ©

(All still tentative.)

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LEB No LEB HOS book available

Bshps No Bshps HOS book available

Cvdl No Cvdl HOS book available

Wycl No Wycl HOS book available

Luth No Luth HOS book available

RP-GNT No RP-GNT HOS book available

HAP Hebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Hosea 6 General Notes

Structure and Formatting

This chapter continues using the poetic form to show how Yahweh will still show mercy to his wayward people, the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah. Gilead is an area in the northern kingdom of Israel where several of the tribes lived. (See: mercy)

Religious and Cultural Concepts in This Chapter

Change in speaker

There is a change in person from 6:1–3 to 6:4–11. In the first passage, the speaker is an anonymous Israelite, but in the rest of the chapter, the speaker is Yahweh.

Translation Issues in This Chapter

Metaphor

Throughout the chapter, the author uses the metaphor of prostitution to say that his people have abandoned him. (See: figs-metaphor)