Hosea 6:4-6
English Standard Version
4 What shall I do with you, (A)O (B)Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O (C)Judah?
Your love is (D)like a morning cloud,
(E)like the dew that goes early away.
5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;
I have slain them (F)by the words of my mouth,
and my judgment goes forth as the light.
6 For (G)I desire steadfast love[a] and not sacrifice,
(H)the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Footnotes
- Hosea 6:6 Septuagint mercy
Hosea 6:4-6
Common English Bible
Infidelity and divine retribution
4 Ephraim, what will I do with you?
Judah, what will I do with you?
Your love is like a morning cloud,
like the dew that vanishes quickly.
5 Therefore, I have attacked them by the prophets,
I have killed them by the words of my mouth,
and my judgment goes forth like a light.
6 I desire faithful love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God instead of entirely burned offerings.
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