Hosea 6

1 come, and let us return unto the lord for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up 2 after two days will he revive us in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight 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 unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth 4 o 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 early dew it goeth away 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 6 for i desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of god more than burnt offerings 7 but they like men have transgressed the covenant there have they dealt treacherously against me 8 gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted 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 10 i have seen an horrible thing in the house of israel there is the whoredom of ephraim, israel is defiled 11 also, o judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when i returned the captivity of my people