| Hosea 6:1 |
Come and let us return to Jehovah; / For He has torn [us,] but He will heal us, / And He has stricken [us,] but He will bind us up. |
| Hosea 6:2 |
He will enliven us after two days; / On the third day He will raise us up, / And we will live in His presence. |
| Hosea 6:3 |
Therefore let us know, let us pursue knowing Jehovah: / His going forth is as sure as the dawn, / And He will come to us as the rain, / As the late rain which waters the earth. |
| Hosea 6:4 |
What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? / What shall I do with you, O Judah? / For your lovingkindness is like a morning cloud / And like dew that departs early. |
| Hosea 6:5 |
Therefore I hewed [them] to pieces by the prophets; / I slew them by the words of My mouth, / And My judgments went forth as light. |
| Hosea 6:6 |
For I delight in lovingkindness and not sacrifice, / And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. |
| Hosea 6:7 |
But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant; / There they have acted treacherously against Me. |
| Hosea 6:8 |
Gilead is a city of those who commit iniquity; / It is tracked with blood. |
| Hosea 6:9 |
And like bands of robbers lying in wait for a man, / The company of priests murder on the way to Shechem; / Indeed they commit wickedness. |
| Hosea 6:10 |
In the house of Israel I have seen a horrid thing: / The harlotry of Ephraim is there; / Israel has defiled itself. |
| Hosea 6:11 |
Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, / When I will turn the captivity of My people. |