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
Revised Standard Version
A Call to Repentance
6 “Come, let us return to the Lord;
for he has torn, that he may heal us;
he has stricken, and he will bind us up.
2 After two days he will revive us;
on the third day he will raise us up,
that we may live before him.
3 Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord;
his going forth is sure as the dawn;
he will come to us as the showers,
as the spring rains that water the earth.”
Impenitence of Israel and Judah
4 What shall I do with you, O E′phraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
Your love is like a morning cloud,
like the dew that goes early away.
5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets,
I have slain them by the words of my mouth,
and my judgment goes forth as the light.[a]
6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God, rather than burnt offerings.
7 But at[b] Adam they transgressed the covenant;
there they dealt faithlessly with me.
8 Gilead is a city of evildoers,
tracked with blood.
9 As robbers lie in wait[c] for a man,
so the priests are banded together;[d]
they murder on the way to Shechem,
yea, they commit villainy.
10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing;
E′phraim’s harlotry is there, Israel is defiled.
11 For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed.
When I would restore the fortunes of my people,
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