Hosea 6
1 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.
In their tribulation, they will arise early to me. Come, let us return to the Lord.
2 After two dayes will he reuiue vs, and in the third day he will raise vs vp, and we shall liue in his sight.
For he has seized us, and he will heal us. He will strike, and he will cure us.
3 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.
He will revive us after two days; on the third day he will raise us up, and we will live in his sight. We will understand, and we will continue on, so that we may know the Lord. His landing place has been prepared like the first light of morning, and he will come to us like the early and the late rains of the land.
4 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.
What am I to do with you, Ephraim? What am I to do with you, Judah? Your mercy is like the morning mist, and like the dew passing away in the morning.
5 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.
Because of this, I have cut them with the prophets, I have slain them with the words of my mouth; and your opinions will depart like the light.
6 For I desired mercie, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more then burnt offrings.
For I desired mercy and not sacrifice, and knowledge of God more than holocausts.
7 But they like men haue transgressed the couenant: there haue they trespassed against me.
But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; in this, they have been dishonest with me.
8 Gilead is a citie of them that worke iniquitie, and is polluted with blood.
Gilead is a city that manufactures idols; it has been tripped up by family relations.
9 And as the eues waite for a man, so the companie of Priestes murder in the way by consent: for they worke mischiefe.
And, like those who rob with skillful words, they, by conspiring with the priests, bring a death sentence to travelers on a pilgrimage from Shechem; for they have been performing evil deeds.
10 I haue seene vileny in the house of Israel: there is ye whoredome of Ephraim: Israel is defiled.
I have seen horrible things in the house of Israel; the fornications of Ephraim are there. Israel has been contaminated.
11 Yea, Iudah hath set a plant for thee, whiles I woulde returne ye captiuitie of my people.
But you, Judah, set a harvest for yourself, while I reverse the captivity of my people.
