Hosea6
A Call to Yahweh
1Come, let us return to Yahweh;because it is he who has torn, and he will heal us;he has struck us down and will bind us up.2He will revive us after two days;on the third day he will raise us up,that we may live in his presence. 3Let us know, let us press on to know Yahweh;his rising is sure like the dawn.He will come like the showers to us,like the spring rain that waters the earth.4What will I do with you, O Ephraim?What will I do with you, O Judah?Your love is like a morning cloud,like the dew that goes away early in the morning.5Therefore, I have hewn them by the prophets;I have killed them by the words of my mouth,and my judgment goes forth like the light.6Because I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.7But like Adam, they transgressed the covenant;there they dealt faithlessly with me.8Gilead is a city of evil,a cunning city because of blood. 9Like bandits lying in wait,so is a band of priests;they murder on the road to Shechem;indeed, they commit a monstrous crime.10In the house of Israel I have seen something horrible;Ephraim’s unfaithfulness is there.Israel is defiled.Ephraim’s Guilt
11For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed,when I restore the fortunes of my people,Logos Bible Software