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.
In their affliction they will seek me early, saying, Let us go, and return to the Lord our God; for he has torn, and will heal us; he will strike, and 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 he will heal us: in the third day we shall arise, and live before him, and shall know [him]:
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.
let us follow on to know the Lord: we shall find him ready as the morning, and he will come to us as the early and latter 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!
What shall I do to you, Ephraim? What shall I do to you, Juda? whereas your mercy is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew that 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 mown down your prophets; I have slain them with the word of my mouth: and my judgment shall go forth as the light.
6 For, lovingkindness, I desired, and not sacrifice, —and the knowledge of God, more than ascending-offerings.
For I will [have] mercy rather than sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than whole burnt offerings.
7 But, they, like Adam, have transgressed a covenant, —There, have they dealt treacherously with me.
But they are as a man transgressing a covenant:
8 Gilead, is a city of workers of iniquity, —tracked with blood.
there the city Galaad despised me, working vanity, troubling water.
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 your strength [is that] of a robber: the priests have hid the way, they have murdered [the people of] Sicima; for they have wrought iniquity in the house of Israel.
10 In the house of Israel, have I seen a horrible thing, —there, the unchastity of Ephraim, defiled is Israel.
I have seen horrible [things] there, [even] the fornication of Ephraim: Israel and Juda are defiled;
11 Judah too! a harvest is appointed for thee, —in that I will bring back the captivity of my people.
begin together grapes for yourself, when I turn the captivity of my people.
