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6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
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For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
7 But at Adam they transgressed the covenant; there they dealt faithlessly with me.
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As at Adam, they have broken the covenant; they were unfaithful to me there.
8 Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with blood.
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Gilead is a city of evildoers, stained with footprints of blood.
9 As robbers lie in wait for someone, so the priests are banded together; they murder on the road to Shechem, they commit a monstrous crime.
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As marauders lie in ambush for a victim, so do bands of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem, carrying out their wicked schemes.
10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; Ephraim's whoredom is there, Israel is defiled.
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I have seen a horrible thing in Israel: There Ephraim is given to prostitution, Israel is defiled.
11 For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed. When I would restore the fortunes of my people,
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“Also for you, Judah, a harvest is appointed. “Whenever I would restore the fortunes of my people,
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