Hosea 6

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.

1Come, let us go back to the Lord; for he has given us wounds and he will make us well; he has given blows and he will give help.

2After two days will he revive us: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him.

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

2After two days he will give us life, and on the third day he will make us get up, and we will be living before him.

3And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that 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.'

3And let us have knowledge, let us go after the knowledge of the Lord; his going out is certain as the dawn, his decisions go out like the light; he will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the 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 dew that goeth early 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.

4O Ephraim, what am I to do to you? O Judah, what am I to do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew which goes early away.

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

5So I have had it cut in stones; I gave them teaching by the words of my mouth;

6For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.

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

6Because my desire is for mercy and not offerings; for the knowledge of God more than for burned offerings.

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.

7But like a man, they have gone against the agreement; there they were false to me.

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

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

8Gilead is a town of evil-doers, marked with blood.

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

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

9And like a band of thieves waiting for a man, so are the priests watching secretly the way of those going quickly to Shechem, for they are working with an evil design.

10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: there whoredom is found in Ephraim, 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.

10In Israel I have seen a very evil thing; there false ways are seen in Ephraim, Israel is unclean;

11Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for thee, when I bring back 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!

11And Judah has put up disgusting images for himself.