Hosea 6
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| v | JPS1917 |
|---|---|
| 1 | ’Come, and let us return unto the LORD; For He hath torn, and He will heal us, He hath smitten, and He will bind us up. |
| 2 | After two days will He revive us, On the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence. |
| 3 | And let us know, eagerly strive to know the LORD, His going forth is sure as the morning; And He shall come unto us as the rain, As the latter rain that watereth the earth.’ |
| 4 | O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? For your goodness is as a morning cloud, And as the dew that early passeth away. |
| 5 | Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of My mouth; And thy judgment goeth forth as the light. |
| 6 | For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God rather than burnt-offerings. |
| 7 | But they like men have transgressed the covenant; There have they dealt treacherously against Me. |
| 8 | Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, It is covered with footprints of blood. |
| 9 | And as troops of robbers wait for a man, So doth the company of priests; They murder in the way toward Shechem; Yea, they commit enormity. |
| 10 | In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; There harlotry is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled. |
| 11 | Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for thee! When I would turn the captivity of My people, |