Hosea 6

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

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1And they will say to one another: “Come, everyone! Come back to Yahweh. Although he hit us hard, now he will heal us. Although he wounded us, now he will bandage our wounds.

2After two days, he will revive us, and on the third day he will raise us up. Then we will live in his presence

3and truly know him. Let us come to know Yahweh intimately and eagerly press in to know him fully. He will come to us as surely as the sun rises to greet us each day. He will come to us like refreshing rain, like a spring rain that showers the earth.”

4“Ephraim, what am I going to do with you? How should I deal with you, Judah? For your faithfulness is as fleeting as the morning mist, like the dew that quickly disappears.

5This is why I have used my prophets to slice you open and the words of my mouth to slay you. For my judgments wake you up like the blazing light of dawn.

6What I want from you is steadfast love not simply dead sacrifices; I want you to know me intimately not simply give burnt offerings.

7But, like Adam, you have broken my covenant. How unfaithful you are to me!

8“Gilead is a city with streets stained with bloody footprints, a city known for its evildoers.

9“The priests are like a gang of robbers waiting in ambush, a gang of priests who commit murder on the road to Shechem. What heinous crimes they have committed!

10“I have witnessed a horrible thing in Israel’s temple; there Ephraim practices temple prostitution, grossly defiling Israel.

11Listen to me, Judah! A harvest of judgment is in store for you too.”

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