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World English Bible

Hosea 6 (WEBP)

[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.
[2] After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him.
[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.”
[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.
[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.
[6] For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
[7] But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me there.
[8] Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood.
[9] As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.
[10] In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing. There is prostitution in Ephraim. Israel is defiled.
[11] “Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, when I restore the fortunes of my people.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Hosea 6 (KJVS)

[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.

Hosea 6:4 Or, mercy, or, kindness
Hosea 6:5 Or, that thy judgments might be, etc.
Hosea 6:7 Or, like Adam
Hosea 6:8 Or, cunning for blood
Hosea 6:9a Heb. with one shoulder. Or, to Sichem
Hosea 6:9b Or, enormity

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Hosea 6 (BYZ)

[1] πορευθωμεν και επιστρεψωμεν προς κυριον τον θεον ημων οτι αυτος ηρπακεν και ιασεται ημας παταξει και μοτωσει ημας
[2] υγιασει ημας μετα δυο ημερας εν τη ημερα τη τριτη αναστησομεθα και ζησομεθα ενωπιον αυτου
[3] και γνωσομεθα διωξομεν του γνωναι τον κυριον ως ορθρον ετοιμον ευρησομεν αυτον και ηξει ως υετος ημιν προιμος και οψιμος τη γη
[4] τι σοι ποιησω εφραιμ τι σοι ποιησω ιουδα το δε ελεος υμων ως νεφελη πρωινη και ως δροσος ορθρινη πορευομενη
[5] δια τουτο απεθερισα τους προφητας υμων απεκτεινα αυτους εν ρημασιν στοματος μου και το κριμα μου ως φως εξελευσεται
[6] διοτι ελεος θελω και ου θυσιαν και επιγνωσιν θεου η ολοκαυτωματα
[7] αυτοι δε εισιν ως ανθρωπος παραβαινων διαθηκην εκει κατεφρονησεν μου
[8] γαλααδ πολις εργαζομενη ματαια ταρασσουσα υδωρ
[9] και η ισχυς σου ανδρος πειρατου εκρυψαν ιερεις οδον κυριου εφονευσαν σικιμα οτι ανομιαν εποιησαν
[10] εν τω οικω ισραηλ ειδον φρικωδη εκει πορνειαν του εφραιμ εμιανθη ισραηλ και ιουδα
[11] αρχου τρυγαν σεαυτω εν τω επιστρεφειν με την αιχμαλωσιαν του λαου μου