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Hosea 6

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ Come, let us return to the LORD. ⓐ For He has torn us, ⓑ and He will heal us; ⓒ He has wounded us, and He will bind up our wounds. ⓓ

² He will revive us after two days, ⓔ and on the third day He will raise us up so we can live in His presence. ⓕ

³ Let us strive to know the LORD. ⓖ His appearance is as sure as the dawn. ⓗ He will come to us like the rain, ⓘ like the spring showers that water the land.

⁴ What am I going to do with you, Ephraim? ⓙ What am I going to do with you, Judah? Your loyalty is like the morning mist ⓚ and like the early dew that vanishes.

⁵ This is why I have used the prophets to cut them down; [1] ⓛ I have killed them with the words of My mouth. My judgment strikes like lightning. [2]

⁶ For I desire loyalty and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God ⓜ rather than burnt offerings. ⓝ

⁷ But they, like Adam, [3] have violated the covenant; ⓞ there they have betrayed Me. ⓟ

⁸ Gilead is a city of evildoers, ⓠ tracked with bloody footprints. ⓡ

⁹ Like raiders who wait in ambush for someone, ⓢ a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem. ⓣ They commit atrocities. ⓤ

¹⁰ I have seen something horrible ⓥ in the house of Israel: Ephraim’s promiscuity is there; ⓦ Israel is defiled.

¹¹ A harvest is also appointed for you, Judah. ⓧ When I [4] return My people from captivity, ⓨ

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1	Come, let us return to the LORD. ⓐ For He has torn us, ⓑ and He will heal us; ⓒ He has wounded us, and He will bind up our wounds. ⓓ
2	He will revive us after two days, ⓔ and on the third day He will raise us up so we can live in His presence. ⓕ
3	Let us strive to know the LORD. ⓖ His appearance is as sure as the dawn. ⓗ He will come to us like the rain, ⓘ like the spring showers that water the land.
4	What am I going to do with you, Ephraim? ⓙ What am I going to do with you, Judah? Your loyalty is like the morning mist ⓚ and like the early dew that vanishes.
5	This is why I have used the prophets to cut them down; [1] ⓛ I have killed them with the words of My mouth. My judgment strikes like lightning. [2]
6	For I desire loyalty and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God ⓜ rather than burnt offerings. ⓝ
7	But they, like Adam, [3] have violated the covenant; ⓞ there they have betrayed Me. ⓟ
8	Gilead is a city of evildoers, ⓠ tracked with bloody footprints. ⓡ
9	Like raiders who wait in ambush for someone, ⓢ a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem. ⓣ They commit atrocities. ⓤ
10	I have seen something horrible ⓥ in the house of Israel: Ephraim’s promiscuity is there; ⓦ Israel is defiled.
11	A harvest is also appointed for you, Judah. ⓧ When I [4] return My people from captivity, ⓨ

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^{Hosea 6:5 [21]} The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.

^{Hosea 6:7 [22]} Or Like Adam; or Like human beings

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