Hosea 6:3-6

3Let’s 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.

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

5This is why I have used the prophets to cut them down; I have killed them with the words from my mouth. My judgment strikes like lightning.

6For I desire faithful love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.