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Hosea 6:4-6
New King James Version
Hosea 6:4-6
New King James Version
Impenitence of Israel and Judah
4 “O Ephraim, what shall I do to you?
O Judah, what shall I do to you?
For your faithfulness is like a morning cloud,
And like the early dew it goes away.
5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets,
I have slain them by (A)the words of My mouth;
And [a]your judgments are like light that goes forth.
6 For I desire (B)mercy[b] and (C)not sacrifice,
And the (D)knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:4-6
New International Version
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)
Footnotes
- Hosea 6:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
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