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Hosea 6

English Standard Version ESV

1 “Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.

2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him.

3 Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth. ”

4 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes early away.

5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth, and my judgment goes forth as the light.

6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

7 But like Adam they transgressed the covenant; there they dealt faithlessly with me.

8 Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with blood.

9 As robbers lie in wait for a man, so the priests band together; they murder on the way to Shechem; they commit villainy.

10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; Ephraim’s whoredom is there; Israel is defiled.

11 For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed, when I restore the fortunes of my people.

New Living Translation NLT

1 “Come, let us return to the LORD . He has torn us to pieces; now he will heal us. He has injured us; now he will bandage our wounds.

2 In just a short time he will restore us, so that we may live in his presence.

3 Oh, that we might know the LORD ! Let us press on to know him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring.”

4 “O Israel and Judah, what should I do with you?” asks the LORD . “For your love vanishes like the morning mist and disappears like dew in the sunlight.

5 I sent my prophets to cut you to pieces— to slaughter you with my words, with judgments as inescapable as light.

6 I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings.

7 But like Adam, you broke my covenant and betrayed my trust.

8 “Gilead is a city of sinners, tracked with footprints of blood.

9 Priests form bands of robbers, waiting in ambush for their victims. They murder travelers along the road to Shechem and practice every kind of sin.

10 Yes, I have seen something horrible in Ephraim and Israel: My people are defiled by prostituting themselves with other gods!

11 “O Judah, a harvest of punishment is also waiting for you, though I wanted to restore the fortunes of my people.