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 to Jehovah! 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, On the third day he will raise us up, And we shall live in his presence,
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.
Let us, therefore, know him; Let us ever strive to know Jehovah, His coming forth is sure as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, Like the latter rain which watereth 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 to thee? O Judah, what shall I do to thee? For your goodness is like the morning cloud, And like the early dew, which vanisheth 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 I have hewn them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of my mouth, And my judgments have gone forth 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 the knowledge of God rather than burnt-offerings.
7 But they like men haue transgressed the couenant: there haue they trespassed against me.
But they, after the manner of men, have transgressed the covenant; Even therein have they dealt unfaithfully with me.
8 Gilead is a citie of them that worke iniquitie, and is polluted with blood.
Gilead is a city of them that do iniquity; She is full of footsteps of 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.
As troops of robbers lying in wait for a man, so is the company of priests; They murder in the way to Shechem; Yea, they commit heinous 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; There Ephraim committeth fornication, Israel is polluted.
11 Yea, Iudah hath set a plant for thee, whiles I woulde returne ye captiuitie of my people.
For thee also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed.
