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Hosea 6:6
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Hosea 6:6
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For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
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Hosea 6:6 in Other Translations
KJV
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For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
ESV
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For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
NLT
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I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings.
MSG
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I'm after love that lasts, not more religion. I want you to know God, not go to more prayer meetings.
CSB
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For I desire loyalty and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:6 In-Context
4
“What can I do with you, Ephraim? What can I do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears.
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Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth— then my judgments go forth like the sun.
6
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
7
As at Adam, they have broken the covenant; they were unfaithful to me there.
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Gilead is a city of evildoers, stained with footprints of blood.
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1 Samuel 15:22
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Isaiah 1:11
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Matthew 9:13
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Matthew 12:7
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Mark 12:33
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Jeremiah 4:22
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Hosea 2:20
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Psalms 40:6
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Micah 6:8
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