Hosea 6

1 Come, and let us return to the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will 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 After two days will he revive us: in the third day will he raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

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

3 Then shall we know, [if] we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he will come to us as the rain, as the latter [and] former rain to the earth.

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 O Ephraim, what shall I do to thee? O Judah, what shall I do to thee? for your goodness [is] as the morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.

“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 Therefore have I hewed [them] by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments [are as] the light [that] 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 I desired mercy, and not sacrifice: and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.

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

7 But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.

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

8 Gilead [is] a city of them that work iniquity, [and is] polluted with blood.

Gilead [is] a city of workers of iniquity, Slippery from blood.

9 And as troops of robbers wait for a man, [so] the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

And as bands wait for a man, A company of priests murder—the way to Shechem, For they have done wickedness.

10 I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel: there [is] the prostitution of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing, There [is] the whoredom of Ephraim—Israel is defiled.

11 Also, O Judah, he hath set a harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.

Also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed to you, In My turning back [to] the captivity of My people!”