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 affliction they will rise early to me: Come, and 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 hath taken 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 shall live in his sight. We shall know, and we shall follow on, that we may know the Lord. His going forth is prepared as the morning light, and he will come to us as the early and the latter rain to the earth.

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 shall I do to thee, O Ephraim? what shall I do to thee, O Juda? your mercy is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth 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.

For this reason have I hewed them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments shall go forth as 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 the 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, there have they dealt treacherously against me.

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

Galaad is a city of workers of idols, supplanted with blood.

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 the jaws of highway robbers, they conspire with the priests who murder in the way those that pass out Sichem: for they have wrought wickedness.

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

I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel: the fornications of Ephraim there: Israel is defiled.

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

And thou also, O Juda, set thee a harvest, when I shall bring back captivity of my people.