Hosea 6
1 Come, and let us return unto Yahweh! for, he, hath torn, that he might heal us, —smitten, that he might bind us up.
Come, and let us return to the LORD: for he has torn, and he will heal us; he has smitten, and he will bind us up.
2 He will bring us to life, after two days, —on the third day, will he raise us up, that we may live before him.
After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
3 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.
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come to us as the rain, as the latter and former rain to the earth.
4 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!
O Ephraim, what shall I do to you? O Judah, what shall I do to you? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goes away.
5 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.
Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and your judgments are as the light that goes forth.
6 For, lovingkindness, I desired, and not sacrifice, —and the knowledge of God, more than ascending-offerings.
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
7 But, they, like Adam, have transgressed a covenant, —There, have they dealt treacherously with me.
But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
8 Gilead, is a city of workers of iniquity, —tracked with blood.
Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.
9 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.
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
10 In the house of Israel, have I seen a horrible thing, —there, the unchastity of Ephraim, defiled is Israel.
I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the prostitution of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.
11 Judah too! a harvest is appointed for thee, —in that I will bring back the captivity of my people.
Also, O Judah, he has set an harvest for you, when I returned the captivity of my people.
