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: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him.

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.

And let us know, let us follow on to know the LORD; his going forth is sure as the morning: and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that 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 unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth early 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 desire 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 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.

Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, it is stained 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 toward Shechem; yea, they have committed lewdness.

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

In the house of Israel I have seen an horrible thing: there whoredom is [found] in 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, there is an harvest appointed for thee, when I bring again the captivity of my people.