As at Adam,[a] they have broken the covenant;(A)
    they were unfaithful(B) to me there.
Gilead is a city of evildoers,(C)
    stained with footprints of blood.
As marauders lie in ambush for a victim,(D)
    so do bands of priests;
they murder(E) on the road to Shechem,
    carrying out their wicked schemes.(F)
10 I have seen a horrible(G) thing in Israel:
    There Ephraim is given to prostitution,
    Israel is defiled.(H)

11 “Also for you, Judah,
    a harvest(I) is appointed.

“Whenever I would restore the fortunes(J) of my people,

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Notas al pie

  1. Hosea 6:7 Or Like Adam; or Like human beings

    But like Adam[a] they broke the covenant;
            then they acted in bad faith against me.
    Gilead is a city of wicked people,
            tracked with blood.
    As robbers lie in wait for someone,
            so the priests are in league with each other;
                they murder on the road to Shechem;
            they have done evil things.
10     In the house of Israel I have seen something horrible;
            Ephraim acts like a prostitute; Israel is defiled.
11     For you also, Judah, a harvest is appointed,
            when I would improve the circumstances of my people.

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Notas al pie

  1. Hosea 6:7 Or at Adam