Hosea 6:4-6
Legacy Standard Bible
4 What shall I do with you, O (A)Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
For your lovingkindness is like a (B)morning cloud
And like the dew which goes away early.
5 Therefore I have (C)hewn them in pieces by the prophets;
I have killed them by the (D)words of My mouth;
And the judgments on you are like the light that goes forth.
6 For (E)I delight in lovingkindness (F)rather than sacrifice,
And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
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)
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