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Hosea 6

King James Version

1 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. 2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. 3 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. 4 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. 5 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. 6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. 7 But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me. 8 Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood. 9 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. 

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Hosea 6

English Standard Version



1 “Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up. (Isa 30:26; Ho 3:5; Ho 5:14; Ho 13:7; Ho 14:1) 2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him. (Ps 71:20; Lu 24:27; Lu 24:44; Joh 2:22; Joh 20:9; 1Co 15:4) 3 Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth.” (Ho 4:6; Ho 14:5; Joe 2:23; Mic 5:2) 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 early away. (Ho 4:15; Ho 5:5; Ho 5:9; Ho 6:10; Ho 8:14; Ho 10:11; Ho 11:8; Ho 11:12; Ho 12:1; Ho 13:3) 5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth, and my judgment goes forth as the light. (Jer 23:29; Heb 4:12) 6 For I desire steadfast love[1] and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. (1Sa 15:22; Ho 2:20; Mt 9:13; Mt 12:7) 7 But like Adam they transgressed the covenant; there they dealt faithlessly with me. (Ge 3:11; De 17:2; Job 31:33; Ho 5:7; Ho 8:1; Ro 5:14) 8 Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with blood. (Ho 4:2; Ho 12:11) 9 As robbers lie in wait for a man, so the priests band together; they murder on the way to Shechem; they commit villainy. (Jos 24:1; Ho 5:1; Ho 7:6) 10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; Ephraim’s whoredom is there; Israel is defiled. (Ho 4:2; Ho 4:12; Ho 4:14; Ho 5:3; Ho 6:4; Ho 7:4; Ho 9:10) 11 For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed. When I restore the fortunes of my people, (Job 42:10; Ps 126:1; Ho 6:10; Joe 3:13) 

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