Hosea 6:4-6

New International Version

⁴ “What can I do with you, Ephraim?^(A)
    What can I do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist,
    like the early dew that disappears.^(B)
5 Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets,
    I killed you with the words of my mouth^(C)—
    then my judgments go forth like the sun.^[a](D)
6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,^(E)
    and acknowledgment^(F) of God rather than burnt offerings.^(G)