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.

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

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.

After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

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.

Then shall we know, [if] we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter [and] former rain unto 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.

O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness [is] as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.

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.

Therefore have I hewed [them] by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments [are as] the light [that] goeth forth.

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 burnt offerings.

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

But they like men 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.

Gilead [is] a city of them that work iniquity, [and is] polluted 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 as troops of robbers wait for a man, [so] the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

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

I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there [is] the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

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

Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.