Charles Ellicott Commentary Hosea 6:2

"After two days will he revive us: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him." — Hosea 6:2 (ASV)

The haste of the seeming penitents for the fulfillment of their hope. They expect the rapid restoration of the national prosperity, prompted by the abundance of Divine love, and His response to the first touch of penitence .

After two days. —A phrase sometimes used for the second day, that is, tomorrow.

In the third day—that is, after a short time. This and the above expression are not identical in the designation of time. Some Christian interpreters (Jerome, Luther, Pusey) consider that the passage refers solely to the resurrection of Christ. But with Calvin, Henderson, Schmoller, etc., we consider this to be contradicted by the form of the expression. To bring in the resurrection of Christ with no authority from the New Testament is far-fetched over-refinement, and breaks the consistency of the passage.