Hosea 6

1 Come and let us return unto Jehovah: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

Come, and let vs returne to the Lord: for he hath spoyled, and he will heale vs: he hath wounded vs, and he will binde vs vp.

2 After two days will he revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before his face;

After two dayes will he reuiue vs, and in the third day he will raise vs vp, and we shall liue in his sight.

3 and we shall know, — we shall follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is assured as the morning dawn; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain which watereth the earth.

Then shall we haue knowledge, and indeuour our selues to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning, and he shall come vnto vs as the raine, and as the latter raine vnto the earth.

4 What shall I do unto thee, Ephraim? What shall I do unto thee, Judah? For your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away.

O Ephraim, what shall I doe vnto thee? O Iudah, how shall I intreate thee? for your goodnesse is as a morning cloude, and as the morning dewe it goeth away.

5 Therefore have I hewed [them] by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and my judgment goeth forth as the light.

Therefore haue I cut downe by the Prophets: I haue slaine them by the wordes of my mouth, and thy iudgements were as the light that goeth forth.

6 For I delight in loving-kindness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.

For I desired mercie, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more then burnt offrings.

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

But they like men haue transgressed the couenant: there haue they trespassed against me.

8 Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity; it is tracked with blood.

Gilead is a citie of them that worke iniquitie, and is polluted with blood.

9 And as troops of robbers lie in wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way of Shechem; yea, they commit lewdness.

And as the eues waite for a man, so the companie of Priestes murder in the way by consent: for they worke mischiefe.

10 In the house of Israel have I seen a horrible thing: the whoredom of Ephraim is there; Israel is defiled.

I haue seene vileny in the house of Israel: there is ye whoredome of Ephraim: Israel is defiled.

11 Also, for thee, Judah, is a harvest appointed, when I shall turn again the captivity of my people.

Yea, Iudah hath set a plant for thee, whiles I woulde returne ye captiuitie of my people.