Hosea 6:4-6
Christian Standard Bible
The Lord’s First Lament
4 What am I going to do with you, Ephraim?(A)
What am I going to do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist(B)
and like the early dew that vanishes.
5 This is why I have used the prophets
to cut them down;[a](C)
I have killed them with the words from my mouth.
My judgment strikes like lightning.[b]
6 For I desire faithful love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God(D) rather than burnt offerings.(E)
Hosea 6:4-6
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Impenitence of Israel and Judah
4 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
Your love is like a morning cloud,
like the dew that goes away early.(A)
5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;
I have killed them by the words of my mouth,
and my[a] judgment goes forth as the light.(B)
6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.(C)
Footnotes
- 6.5 Gk Syr: Heb your
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