Hosea 6

1 “Come, and let us return unto the Lord; for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind up our wounds.

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.

2 He will revive us after two days: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his presence.

After two dayes will he reuiue vs, and in the third day he will raise vs vp, and we shall liue in his sight.

3 And let us feel it, that we may strive to know the Lord; bright as the morning-dawn is his rising; and he will come as the rain unto us, as the latter rain that maketh fruitful the earth.”

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.

4 What shall I do unto thee, O Ephraim? what shall I do unto thee, O Judah? for your piety is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away.

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.

5 Therefore did I hew [them] down by means of the prophets; I slew them by the words of my mouth: and thy punishments go forth like the light.

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.

6 For piety I desired, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God, more than burnt-offerings.

For I desired mercie, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more then burnt offrings.

7 But they, like an ordinary man, have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.

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

8 Gil'ad is become a city of workers of wickedness, is full of traces of blood.

Gilead is a citie of them that worke iniquitie, and is polluted with blood.

9 And as troops that lie in wait for a man, so is the band of priests, they murder on the way in unison; for they commit scandalous deeds.

And as the eues waite for a man, so the companie of Priestes murder in the way by consent: for they worke mischiefe.

10 On the house of Israel have I seen a horrible thing: there is lewdness in Ephraim, Israel is become defiled.

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

11 Also for thee, O Judah, will a harvest be prepared, when I bring back the captivity of my people.

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