Hosea 6
:1
6:1
Come and let us
areturn to Jehovah;
For He has torn
us, but He will
bheal us,
And He has stricken
us, but He will bind us up.
Hosea 6
:2
6:2
He will enliven us after
1two days;
On the
athird day He will raise us up,
And we will live in His presence.
Hosea 6
:3
6:3
Therefore let us know, let us pursue knowing Jehovah:
1His going forth is as sure as the
adawn,
And He will come to us as the rain,
As the late rain which
bwaters the earth.
Hosea 6
:4
6:4
What shall I do with you, O
1Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
For your lovingkindness is like a morning cloud
And like dew that departs early.
Hosea 6
:5
6:5
Therefore I hewed
them to pieces by the prophets;
I slew them by the
awords of My mouth,
And
1My judgments went forth as light.
Hosea 6
:6
6:6
aFor I delight in lovingkindness and not
bsacrifice,
And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Hosea 6
:7
6:7
But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant;
There they have acted treacherously against Me.
Hosea 6
:8
6:8
Gilead is a city of those who commit iniquity;
It is tracked with blood.
Hosea 6
:9
6:9
And like bands of robbers lying in wait for a man,
The company of priests murder on the way to Shechem;
Indeed they commit wickedness.
Hosea 6
:10
6:10
In the house of Israel I have seen a horrid thing:
The harlotry of Ephraim is there;
Israel has defiled itself.
Hosea 6
:11
6:11
Also, O Judah, there is a
1harvest appointed for you,
When I will
aturn the captivity of My people.
