Hosea 6

6:1In their affliction they will rise early to me, saying, We should go and return to the lord our God, for he snatched us away, and he will heal us. He shall strike, and he shall dress our wounds.

6:2He will heal us after two days, on the third day we shall rise up, and we shall live before him.

6:3And we shall know, and shall pursue to know the lord. As dawn readied, we shall find him; and he shall come to us as rain early and late to the earth.

6:4What shall I do to you, O Ephraim? What shall I do to you, O Judah? For your mercy is as an early morning cloud, and as early morning dew going away.

6:5On account of this I mowed you by the prophets; I killed them by the discourse of my mouth; and your judgment as light shall go forth.

6:6For mercy I want, and not sacrifice; and full knowledge of God rather than whole burnt-offerings.

6:7But they are as a man violating covenant. There they showed disdain of me.

6:8Gilead is a city working vanities, disturbing water.

6:9And your strength is as a man who is a maruader. The priests hid; they murdered in the way of Shechem; for they committed lawlessness in the house of Israel.

6:10I beheld a cause for shuddering there, even the harlotry of Ephraim; Israel and Judah are defiled.

6:11Begin to gather the vintage for yourself in my returning the captivity of my people!