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, let us return to Yahweh. For he has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us; he has injured us, but he will bandage our wounds.
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 he will revive us; he will raise us up on the third day, and we will 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.
Let us know Yahweh; let us press on to know Yahweh. His coming out is as sure as the dawn; he will come to us like the showers, like the spring rains that water 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.
Ephraim, what will I do with you? Judah, what will I do with you? Your faithfulness is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes away early.
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.
So I have cut them to pieces by the prophets, I have killed them with the words of my mouth. Your decrees are like the light that shines out.
6 For I desired mercie, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more then burnt offrings.
For I desire faithfulness 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.
Like Adam they have broken the covenant; they were unfaithful to me.
8 Gilead is a citie of them that worke iniquitie, and is polluted with blood.
Gilead is a city of evildoers with footprints 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 gangs of robbers wait for someone, so the priests band together to commit murder on the way to Shechem; they have committed shameful crimes.
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 a horrible thing; Ephraim's prostitution is there, and Israel has become unclean.
11 Yea, Iudah hath set a plant for thee, whiles I woulde returne ye captiuitie of my people.
For you also, Judah, a harvest has been appointed, when I will restore the fortunes of my people.
