Hosea 6

1 Come, and let us return to the Lord;
For He has torn, but He will heal us;
He has stricken, but He will bind us up. 2 After two days He will revive us;
On the third day He will raise us up,
That we may live in His sight. 3 Let us know,
Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord.
His going forth is established as the morning;
He will come to us like the rain,
Like the latter and former rain to the earth. 4 "O Ephraim, what shall I do to you?
O Judah, what shall I do to you?
For your faithfulness is like a morning cloud,
And like the early dew it goes away. 5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets,
I have slain them by the words of My mouth;
And your judgments are like light that goes forth. 6 For I desire mercy and not sacrifice,
And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. 7 "But like men they transgressed the covenant;
There they dealt treacherously with Me. 8 Gilead is a city of evildoers
And defiled with blood. 9 As bands of robbers lie in wait for a man,
So the company of priests murder on the way to Shechem;
Surely they commit lewdness. 10 I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel:
There is the harlotry of Ephraim;
Israel is defiled. 11 Also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed for you,
When I return the captives of My people.