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“Halikayo at tayo'y manumbalik sa Panginoon;
    sapagkat siya ang lumapa, ngunit pagagalingin niya tayo;
    sinugatan niya tayo ngunit tayo'y kanyang bebendahan.
Pagkatapos ng dalawang araw ay muli niya tayong bubuhayin;
    sa ikatlong araw ay ibabangon niya tayo,
    upang tayo'y mabuhay sa harap niya.
At ating kilalanin, tayo'y magpatuloy upang makilala ang Panginoon;
    ang kanyang paglabas ay kasintiyak ng bukang-liwayway;
at siya'y paparito sa atin na parang ulan,
    tulad ng ulan sa tagsibol na dumidilig sa lupa.”

Ang Tugon ng Panginoon

Anong gagawin ko sa iyo, O Efraim?
    Anong gagawin ko sa iyo, O Juda?
Ang inyong katapatan ay parang ulap sa umaga,
    at parang hamog na maagang umaalis.
Kaya't sila'y aking pinutol sa pamamagitan ng mga propeta;
    pinatay ko sila ng mga salita ng aking bibig;
    at ang aking mga kahatulan ay lumalabas na parang liwanag.
Sapagkat(A) nalulugod ako sa katapatan, kaysa alay,
    ng pagkakilala sa Diyos kaysa mga handog na sinusunog.

Ngunit gaya ni Adan ay sumuway sila sa tipan;
    doo'y nagsigawa silang may kataksilan sa akin.
Ang Gilead ay lunsod ng mga gumagawa ng kasamaan;
    tigmak ng dugo.
Kung paanong ang mga tulisan ay nag-aabang sa isang tao,
    gayon nagsasama-sama ang mga pari;
sila'y pumapatay sa daan patungong Shekem.
    Sila'y gumagawa ng kasamaan.
10 Sa sambahayan ni Israel ay nakakita ako ng kakilakilabot na bagay;
    ang pagiging bayarang babae[a] ng Efraim ay naroroon, ang Israel ay dinudungisan ang sarili.
11 Sa iyo rin, O Juda, ay may nakatakdang pag-aani,
kapag ibabalik ko na ang mga kayamanan sa aking bayan.

Footnotes

  1. Hoseas 6:10 o babaing nagbibili ng panandaliang aliw .
'Hosea 6 ' not found for the version: Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version.

Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.

Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.

For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.

Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.

And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

10 I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

11 Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.

Israel Unrepentant

“Come, let us return(A) to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces(B)
    but he will heal us;(C)
he has injured us
    but he will bind up our wounds.(D)
After two days he will revive us;(E)
    on the third day(F) he will restore(G) us,
    that we may live in his presence.
Let us acknowledge the Lord;
    let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
    he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,(H)
    like the spring rains that water the earth.(I)

“What can I do with you, Ephraim?(J)
    What can I do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist,
    like the early dew that disappears.(K)
Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets,
    I killed you with the words of my mouth(L)
    then my judgments go forth like the sun.[a](M)
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,(N)
    and acknowledgment(O) of God rather than burnt offerings.(P)
As at Adam,[b] they have broken the covenant;(Q)
    they were unfaithful(R) to me there.
Gilead is a city of evildoers,(S)
    stained with footprints of blood.
As marauders lie in ambush for a victim,(T)
    so do bands of priests;
they murder(U) on the road to Shechem,
    carrying out their wicked schemes.(V)
10 I have seen a horrible(W) thing in Israel:
    There Ephraim is given to prostitution,
    Israel is defiled.(X)

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

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

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 6:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
  2. Hosea 6:7 Or Like Adam; or Like human beings

A Call to Repentance

Come,(A) and let us return to the Lord;
For (B)He has torn, but (C)He will heal us;
He has stricken, but He will [a]bind us up.
(D)After two days He will revive us;
On the third day He will raise us up,
That we may live in His sight.
(E)Let us know,
Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord.
His going forth is established (F)as the morning;
(G)He will come to us (H)like the rain,
Like the latter and former rain to the earth.

Impenitence of Israel and Judah

“O Ephraim, what shall I do to you?
O Judah, what shall I do to you?
For your faithfulness is like a morning cloud,
And like the early dew it goes away.
Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets,
I have slain them by (I)the words of My mouth;
And [b]your judgments are like light that goes forth.
For I desire (J)mercy[c] and (K)not sacrifice,
And the (L)knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

“But like [d]men they transgressed the covenant;
There they dealt treacherously with Me.
(M)Gilead is a city of evildoers
And [e]defiled with blood.
As bands of robbers lie in wait for a man,
So the company of (N)priests (O)murder on the way to Shechem;
Surely they commit (P)lewdness.
10 I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel:
There is the [f]harlotry of Ephraim;
Israel is defiled.
11 Also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed for you,
When I return the captives of My people.

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 6:1 Bandage
  2. Hosea 6:5 Or the judgments on you
  3. Hosea 6:6 Or faithfulness or loyalty
  4. Hosea 6:7 Or Adam
  5. Hosea 6:8 Lit. foot-tracked
  6. Hosea 6:10 Spiritual adultery