Oseas 6:6-11

6 Quiero que demuestren amor,
no que ofrezcan sacrificios.
Más que ofrendas quemadas,
quiero que me conozcan.

7 Pero igual que Adán,
ustedes rompieron mi pacto
y traicionaron mi confianza.

8 »Galaad es una ciudad de pecadores,
marcada con huellas de sangre.

9 Los sacerdotes forman bandas de asaltantes
que esperan para emboscar a sus víctimas.
Asesinan a los viajeros en el camino a Siquem
y cometen toda clase de pecados.

10 Sí, he visto cosas horribles en Efraín e Israel:
¡Mi pueblo se ha contaminado por prostituirse con otros dioses!

11 »Oh Judá, también a ti te espera una cosecha de castigo,
a pesar de que yo deseaba volver el bienestar de mi pueblo.

Oseas 6:6-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO HOSEA 6

This chapter gives an account of some who were truly penitent, and stirred up one another to return to the Lord, encouraged by his power, grace, and goodness, Ho 6:1-3; and of others, who had only a form of religion, were very unstable in it; regarded more the ceremonial law, and the external sacrifices of it, than the moral law; either that part of it which respects the love of the neighbour, or that which concerns the knowledge of God; and dealt treacherously with the Lord, transgressing the covenant, Ho 6:4-7; particularly the city of Gilead is represented as full of the workers of iniquity, and is charged with bloodshed, Ho 6:8; yea, even the priests were guilty of murder and lewdness, Ho 6:9; and Israel, or the ten tribes in general, are accused of whoredom, both corporeal and spiritual, with which they were defiled, Ho 6:10; nor was Judah clear of these crimes, and therefore a reckoning day is set for them, Ho 6:11.