Hosea 6

1Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

1Come and let us return unto Jehovah: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

1`Come, and we turn back unto Jehovah, For He hath torn, and He doth heal us, He doth smite, and He bindeth us up.

2After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

2After two days will he revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before his face;

2He doth revive us after two days, In the third day He doth raise us up, And we live before Him.

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

3and we shall know, — we shall follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is assured as the morning dawn; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain which watereth the earth.

3And we know--we pursue to know Jehovah, As the dawn prepared is His going forth, And He cometh in as a shower to us, As gathered rain--sprinkling earth.'

4O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.

4What shall I do unto thee, Ephraim? What shall I do unto thee, Judah? For your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away.

4What do I do to thee, O Ephraim? What do I do to thee, O Judah? Your goodness <FI>is<Fi> as a cloud of the morning, And as dew rising early--going.

5Therefore 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.

5Therefore have I hewed [them] by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and my judgment goeth forth as the light.

5Therefore I have hewed by prophets, I have slain them by sayings of My mouth, And My judgments to the light goeth forth.

6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

6For I delight in loving-kindness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge ofGod more than burnt-offerings.

6For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.

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

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

7And they, as Adam, transgressed a covenant, There they dealt treacherously against me.

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

8Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity; it is tracked with blood.

8Gilead <FI>is<Fi> a city of workers of iniquity, Slippery from blood.

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

9And as troops of robbers lie in wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way of Shechem; yea, they commit lewdness.

9And as bands do wait for a man, A company of priests do murder--the way to Shechem, For wickedness they have done.

10I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

10In the house of Israel have I seen a horrible thing: the whoredom of Ephraim is there; Israel is defiled.

10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing, There <FI>is<Fi> the whoredom of Ephraim--defiled is Israel.

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

11Also, for thee, Judah, is a harvest appointed, when I shall turn again the captivity of my people.

11Also, O Judah, appointed is a harvest to thee, In My turning back <FI>to<Fi> the captivity of My people!