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
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Impenitence of Israel and Judah
4 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
Your love is like a morning cloud,
like the dew that goes away early.(A)
5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;
I have killed them by the words of my mouth,
and my[a] judgment goes forth as the light.(B)
6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.(C)
Footnotes
- 6.5 Gk Syr: Heb your
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