Translations
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.
Afterward the sons of Yisra'el will return and seek YHWH their Elohim and Dawid their king; they will come trembling toward YHWH and toward His goodness in the latter days.
But afterward, the children of Israel will return and seek Yahweh their God and David their king. They will come trembling to Yahweh and to His goodness in the last days.
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
Footnotes
Three elements carry exceptional weight. First, (David malekam—"David their king"): Hosea prophesied to the northern kingdom which had no Davidic king, making this reference eschatological—a future reunification under a Davidic ruler that the New Covenant writers apply to Jesus. Second, (pachadū el-YHWH): the preposition ("toward") is unusual with pachad (to tremble/fear) and transforms the posture—this is awe that draws near rather than terror that flees. Third, (acharit hayamim—"latter days") is a fixed eschatological formula throughout the Hebrew prophets denoting ultimate Messianic restoration.
