Hosea 6
New International Version - Hosea 6 << | >> 1234567891011121314 6:1 'Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds. 6:2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence. 6:3 Let us acknowledge the Lord ; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.' 6:4 'What can I do with you, Ephraim? What can I do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears. 6:5 Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth; my judgments flashed like lightning upon you. 6:6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. 6:7 Like Adam, they have broken the covenant- they were unfaithful to me there. 6:8 Gilead is a city of wicked men, stained with footprints of blood. 6:9 As marauders lie in ambush for a man, so do bands of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes. 6:10 I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel. There Ephraim is given to prostitution and Israel is defiled. 6:11 'Also for you, Judah, a harvest is appointed. 'Whenever I would restore the fortunes of my people,