Hosea 6

The Response to God’s Rebuke

1“1Come, let’s return to the Lord. For 2He has torn us, but 3He will heal us; He has 4wounded us, but He will 5bandage us.2He will 6revive us after two days; He will 7raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him.3So let’s 8learn, let’s press on to know the Lord. His 9appearance is as sure as the dawn; And He will come to us like the 10rain, As the spring rain waters the earth.”

4What shall I do with you, 11Ephraim? What shall I do with you, Judah? For your loyalty is like a 12morning cloud, And like the dew which goes away early.5Therefore I have 13cut them in pieces by the prophets; I have slain them by the 14words of My mouth; And the judgments on you are like the light that 15shines.6For 16I 17desire loyalty 18rather than sacrifice, And the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.7But 19like 20Adam they have 21violated the covenant; There they have 22dealt treacherously with Me.823Gilead is a city of wrongdoers, Tracked with 24bloody footprints.9And as a 25band of robbers lie in wait for a person, So a band of priests 26murder on the way to Shechem; Certainly they have committed an act of 27infamy.10In the house of Israel I have seen a 28horrible thing; Ephraim’s 29infidelity is there, Israel has defiled itself.11Also, Judah, there is a 30harvest appointed for you, When I 31restore the fortunes of My people.