| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Berean Study Bible |
| 1"Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us. | 1Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds. |
| 2"He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him. | 2After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence. |
| 3"So let us know, let us press on to know the LORD. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; And He will come to us like the rain, Like the spring rain watering the earth." | 3So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth. |
| 4What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning cloud And like the dew which goes away early. | 4What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes. |
| 5Therefore I have hewn them in pieces by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth; And the judgments on you are like the light that goes forth. | 5Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning. |
| 6For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. | 6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. |
| 7But like Adam they have transgressed the covenant; There they have dealt treacherously against Me. | 7But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me. |
| 8Gilead is a city of wrongdoers, Tracked with bloody footprints. | 8Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with footprints of blood. |
| 9And as raiders wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed crime. | 9Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities. |
| 10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; Ephraim's harlotry is there, Israel has defiled itself. | 10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: Ephraim practices prostitution there, and Israel is defiled. |
| 11Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, When I restore the fortunes of My people. | 11Also for you, O Judah, a harvest is appointed, when I restore My people from captivity. |
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