Hosea 6
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1Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.1"Come, let us return to the LORD; even though he has torn us, he will heal us. Even though he has wounded us, he will bind our wounds.
2After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.2After two days, he will restore us to life, on the third day he will raise us up, and we will live in his presence.
3Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.3Let us know, let us pursue knowledge of the LORD; his coming is as certain as the dawn. He will come to us like the rain, like the autumn and spring rains come on the earth.
4O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.4"What am I to do with you, Ephraim? What am I to do with you, Judah? Your love is like a morning rain cloud— it passes away like the morning dew.
5Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.5Therefore I cut them to pieces by the prophets, killing them by the words from my mouth. The verdict against you shines like a beacon.
6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.6For it is love that I seek, and not sacrifice; knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
7But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.7"But like Adam, they broke the covenant; in this they have acted deceitfully against me.
8Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.8Gilead is a lawless town; it is polluted by bloodshed.
9And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.9Like a gang of thieves that stalk a man, priests commit murder along the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes.
10I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.10I have seen a horrible evil in the house of Israel— Ephraim's promiscuity. Israel is defiled.
11Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.11"So, Judah, a harvest has been appointed for you when I restore my people from captivity."
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Hosea 5
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