The text

Hosea 6

Hosea 6:1WEB

“Come! Let’s return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

Hosea 6:2WEB

After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him.

Hosea 6:3WEB

Let’s acknowledge Yahweh. Let’s press on to know Yahweh. As surely as the sun rises, Yahweh will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.”

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

Hosea 6:4WEB

“Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.

Hosea 6:5WEB

Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.

Hosea 6:6WEB

For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Hosea 6:7WEB

But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me there.

Hosea 6:8WEB

Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood.

Hosea 6:9WEB

As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.

Hosea 6:10WEB

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing. There is prostitution in Ephraim. Israel is defiled.

Hosea 6:11WEB

“Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, when I restore the fortunes of my people.

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.

Hosea 6

Hosea 6:1WEB

“Come! Let’s return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

Hosea 6:2WEB

After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him.

Hosea 6:3WEB

Let’s acknowledge Yahweh. Let’s press on to know Yahweh. As surely as the sun rises, Yahweh will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.”

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

Hosea 6:4WEB

“Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.

Hosea 6:5WEB

Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.

Hosea 6:6WEB

For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Hosea 6:7WEB

But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me there.

Hosea 6:8WEB

Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood.

Hosea 6:9WEB

As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.

Hosea 6:10WEB

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing. There is prostitution in Ephraim. Israel is defiled.

Hosea 6:11WEB

“Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, when I restore the fortunes of my people.

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.