But (A)like Adam they (B)transgressed the covenant;
    (C)there they dealt faithlessly with me.
(D)Gilead is a city of evildoers,
    (E)tracked with blood.
As robbers (F)lie in wait for a man,
    so the priests band together;
they murder on the way to (G)Shechem;
    they commit villainy.
10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing;
    (H)Ephraim's whoredom is there; (I)Israel is defiled.

11 For you also, O (J)Judah, (K)a harvest is appointed.

When (L)I restore the fortunes of my people,

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But like Adam, they transgressed the covenant;
    there they dealt faithlessly with me.
Gilead is a city of evil,
    a cunning city because of blood.[a]
Like bandits lying in wait,
    so is a band of priests;
they murder on the road to Shechem;
    indeed, they commit a monstrous crime.
10 In the house of Israel I have seen something horrible;
    Ephraim’s unfaithfulness is there.
        Israel is defiled.

Ephraim’s Guilt

11 For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed,
    when I restore the fortunes of my people,

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 6:8 The Hebrew is difficult; NRSV translates “tracked with blood”