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 Yahweh! for, he, hath torn, that he might heal us, —smitten, that he might 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.
He will bring us to life, after two days, —on the third day, will he raise us up, that we may 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.
Then let us know—let us press on to know—Yahweh, Like the dawn, is his coming forth assured, —that he may come like a down-pour upon us, like the harvest-rain, [and] the seed-rain 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 can I do unto thee, O Ephraim? What can I do unto thee, O Judah? for, your lovingkindness, is like a morning cloud, yea, like the dew, early departing!
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 cause, have I hewn them in pieces by the prophets, I have slain them by the sayings of my mouth, —and, my justice, as a light goeth forth.
6 For I desired mercie, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more then burnt offrings.
For, lovingkindness, I desired, and not sacrifice, —and the knowledge of God, more than ascending-offerings.
7 But they like men haue transgressed the couenant: there haue they trespassed against me.
But, they, like Adam, have transgressed a covenant, —There, have they dealt treacherously with me.
8 Gilead is a citie of them that worke iniquitie, and is polluted with blood.
Gilead, is a city of workers of iniquity, —tracked 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 liers in wait for a man, in troops, is a band of priests, on the road, will they murder towards Shechem, —because, a shameful deed, they have done.
10 I haue seene vileny in the house of Israel: there is ye whoredome of Ephraim: Israel is defiled.
In the house of Israel, have I seen a horrible thing, —there, the unchastity of Ephraim, defiled is Israel.
11 Yea, Iudah hath set a plant for thee, whiles I woulde returne ye captiuitie of my people.
Judah too! a harvest is appointed for thee, —in that I will bring back the captivity of my people.
