Hosea 6:1
Come, let us return to the LORD.
What it says
The people say they should return to the LORD, for the One who tore them can also heal them.
What it is doing
This verse opens the chapter with a hopeful call to return to God.
In context
1Come, let us return to the LORD. 2After two days He will revive us; 3So let us know — 4What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? 5Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; 6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, 7But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; 8Gilead is a city of evildoers, 9Like raiders who lie in ambush, 10In the house of Israel 11Also for you, O Judah,