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Hosea 6
Legacy Standard Bible
Hosea 6
Legacy Standard Bible
Israel Chastised
6 “(A)Come, let us return to Yahweh.
For (B)He has torn us, but (C)He will heal us;
He has struck us, but He will (D)bandage us.
2 He will (E)make us alive after two days;
He will (F)raise us up on the third day,
That we may live before Him.
3 So let us (G)know, let us pursue to know Yahweh.
His (H)going forth is established as the dawn;
And He will come to us like the (I)rain,
Like the [a]late rain watering the earth.”
4 What shall I do with you, O (J)Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
For your lovingkindness is like a (K)morning cloud
And like the dew which goes away early.
5 Therefore I have (L)hewn them in pieces by the prophets;
I have killed them by the (M)words of My mouth;
And the judgments on you are like the light that goes forth.
6 For (N)I delight in lovingkindness (O)rather than sacrifice,
And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
7 But (P)like [b]Adam they have (Q)trespassed against the covenant;
There they have (R)dealt treacherously against Me.
8 (S)Gilead is a city of workers of iniquity,
With a track of (T)blood.
9 And as (U)raiders wait for a man,
So a band of priests (V)murder on the way to Shechem;
Surely they have committed (W)lewdness.
10 In the house of Israel I have seen an (X)appalling thing;
Ephraim’s (Y)harlotry is there; Israel has defiled itself.
11 Also, O Judah, there is a (Z)harvest set for you
When I (AA)restore the fortunes of My people,
Hosea 6
New International Version
Hosea 6
New International Version
Israel Unrepentant
6 “Come, let us return(A) to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces(B)
but he will heal us;(C)
he has injured us
but he will bind up our wounds.(D)
2 After two days he will revive us;(E)
on the third day(F) he will restore(G) us,
that we may live in his presence.
3 Let us acknowledge the Lord;
let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,(H)
like the spring rains that water the earth.(I)”
4 “What can I do with you, Ephraim?(J)
What can I do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist,
like the early dew that disappears.(K)
5 Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets,
I killed you with the words of my mouth(L)—
then my judgments go forth like the sun.[a](M)
6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,(N)
and acknowledgment(O) of God rather than burnt offerings.(P)
7 As at Adam,[b] they have broken the covenant;(Q)
they were unfaithful(R) to me there.
8 Gilead is a city of evildoers,(S)
stained with footprints of blood.
9 As marauders lie in ambush for a victim,(T)
so do bands of priests;
they murder(U) on the road to Shechem,
carrying out their wicked schemes.(V)
10 I have seen a horrible(W) thing in Israel:
There Ephraim is given to prostitution,
Israel is defiled.(X)
11 “Also for you, Judah,
a harvest(Y) is appointed.
“Whenever I would restore the fortunes(Z) of my people,
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