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 we turn back to YHWH, For He has torn, and He heals us, He strikes, and He binds 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.

He revives us after two days, In the third day He raises us up, And we live before 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.

And we know—we pursue to know YHWH, His going forth is prepared as the dawn, And He comes in as a shower to us, As spring rain [and] autumn 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 do I do to you, O Ephraim? What do I do to you, O Judah? Your goodness [is] as a cloud of the morning, And as dew rising early—going.

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 I have hewed by prophets, I have slain them by sayings of My mouth, And My judgments go forth to the light.

6 For, lovingkindness, I desired, and not sacrifice, —and the knowledge of God, more than ascending-offerings.

For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.

7 But, they, like Adam, have transgressed a covenant, —There, have they dealt treacherously with me.

And they, as Adam, transgressed a covenant, There they dealt treacherously against Me.

8 Gilead, is a city of workers of iniquity, —tracked with blood.

Gilead [is] a city of workers of iniquity, Slippery from 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 bands wait for a man, A company of priests murder—the way to Shechem, For they have done wickedness.

10 In the house of Israel, have I seen a horrible thing, —there, the unchastity of Ephraim, defiled is Israel.

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing, There [is] the whoredom 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, a harvest is appointed to you, In My turning back [to] the captivity of My people!”