Hosea 6

Israel and Judah Are Unrepentant

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.
2  After two days he will revive us;
on the third day he will raise us up,
that we may live before him.
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."

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.
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.
6  For I desire steadfast lovet and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

7  But like Adam they transgressed the covenant;
there they dealt faithlessly with me.
8  Gilead is a city of evildoers,
tracked with blood.
9  As robbers lie in wait for a man,
so the priests band together;
they murder on the way to Shechem;
they commit villainy.
10  In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing;
Ephraim's whoredom is there; Israel is defiled.

11  For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed,
when I restore the fortunes of my people.

Hosea 6

1 “Come, and let us return to Yahweh;
for he has torn us to pieces,
and he will heal us;
he has injured us,
and he will bind up our wounds.
2 After two days he will revive us.
On the third day he will raise us up,
and we will live before him.
3 Let us acknowledge Yahweh.
Let us press on to know Yahweh.
As surely as the sun rises,
Yahweh will appear.
He will come to us like the rain,
like the spring rain that waters the earth.”

4 “Ephraim, what shall I do to you?
Judah, what shall I do to you?
For your love is like a morning cloud,
and like the dew that disappears early.
5 Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets;
I killed them with the words of my mouth.
Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.
6 For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice;
and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
7 But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant.
They were unfaithful to me, there.
8 Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity;
it is stained with blood.
9 As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man,
so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem,
committing shameful crimes.
10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing.
There is prostitution in Ephraim.
Israel is defiled.

11 “Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you,
when I restore the fortunes of my people.