Read Hosea 6

World English Bible · 11 verses

1. ¹ “Come! Let’s return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
2. ² After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
3. ³ Let’s acknowledge Yahweh. Let’s press on to know Yahweh. As surely as the sun rises, Yahweh will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
4. ⁴ “Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
5. ⁵ Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
6. ⁶ For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
7. ⁷ But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me there.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
8. ⁸ Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
9. ⁹ As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
10. ¹⁰ In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing. There is prostitution in Ephraim. Israel is defiled.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
11. ¹¹ “Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, when I restore the fortunes of my people.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org