Hosea 6

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

Come, and let us return unto Yahweh! for, he, hath torn, that he might heal us, —smitten, that he might bind us up.

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

He will bring us to life, after two days, —on the third day, will he raise us up, that we may live before him.

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

Then let us know—let us press on to know—Yahweh, Like the dawn, is his coming forth assured, —that he may come like a down-pour upon us, like the harvest-rain, [and] the seed-rain of the land.

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

What can I do unto thee, O Ephraim? What can I do unto thee, O Judah? for, your lovingkindness, is like a morning cloud, yea, like the dew, early departing!

5 Therefore 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.

For this cause, have I hewn them in pieces by the prophets, I have slain them by the sayings of my mouth, —and, my justice, as a light goeth forth.

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

For, lovingkindness, I desired, and not sacrifice, —and the knowledge of God, more than ascending-offerings.

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

But, they, like Adam, have transgressed a covenant, —There, have they dealt treacherously with me.

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

Gilead, is a city of workers of iniquity, —tracked with blood.

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

And, like liers in wait for a man, in troops, is a band of priests, on the road, will they murder towards Shechem, —because, a shameful deed, they have done.

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

In the house of Israel, have I seen a horrible thing, —there, the unchastity of Ephraim, defiled is Israel.

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

Judah too! a harvest is appointed for thee, —in that I will bring back the captivity of my people.