Hosea 6

1 Come, and let us return to Jehovah, for he has torn, and he will heal us. He has smitten, and he will bind us up.

“Come, and we turn back to YHWH, For He has torn, and He heals us, He strikes, and He binds us up.

2 After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him.

He revives us after two days, In the third day He raises us up, And we live before Him.

3 And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah. His going forth is sure as the morning, and he will come to us as the rain, as the latter rain that waters the earth.

And we know—we pursue to know YHWH, His going forth is prepared as the dawn, And He comes in as a shower to us, As spring rain [and] autumn rain to the earth.”

4 O Ephraim, what shall I do to thee? O Judah, what shall I do to thee? For your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goes away early.

“What do I do to you, O Ephraim? What do I do to you, O Judah? Your goodness [is] as a cloud of the morning, And as dew rising early—going.

5 Therefore I have hewed them by the prophets. I have slain them by the words of my mouth. And thy judgments are as the light that goes forth.

Therefore I have hewed by prophets, I have slain them by sayings of My mouth, And My judgments go forth to the light.

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

For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.

7 But like Adam they have transgressed the covenant. There they have dealt treacherously against me.

And they, as Adam, transgressed a covenant, There they dealt treacherously against Me.

8 Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood.

Gilead [is] a city of workers of iniquity, Slippery from blood.

9 And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem. Yea, they have committed iniquity.

And as bands wait for a man, A company of priests murder—the way to Shechem, For they have done wickedness.

10 I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel. Whoredom is there in Ephraim; Israel is defiled.

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing, There [is] the whoredom of Ephraim—Israel is defiled.

11 Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for thee when I bring back the captivity of my people.

Also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed to you, In My turning back [to] the captivity of My people!”