Hosea 6:1-6 (New International Version)

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Israel Unrepentant

1 "Come, let us return¹ to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces² but he will heal us;³ he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds.⁴ 2 After two days he will revive us;⁵ on the third day⁶ he will restore⁷ us, that we may live in his presence. 3 Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains,⁸ like the spring rains that water the earth.⁹" 4 "What can I do with you, Ephraim?¹⁰ What can I do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears.¹¹ 5 Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth;¹² my judgments flashed like lightning upon you.¹³ 6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,¹⁴ and acknowledgment¹⁵ of God rather than burnt offerings.¹⁶

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