Chapters

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14

Old Testament

New Testament

Hosea 6 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

1. “Come, let us return to the Lord,For it is he who has torn, but he will heal us;he has struck down, but he will bind our wounds.

2. He will revive us after two days;on the third day he will raise us up,to live in his presence.

3. Let us know, let us strive to know the Lord;as certain as the dawn is his coming.He will come to us like the rain,like spring rain that waters the earth.”

4. What can I do with you, Ephraim?What can I do with you, Judah?Your loyalty is like morning mist,like the dew that disappears early.

5. For this reason I struck them down through the prophets,I killed them by the words of my mouth; my judgment shines forth like the light.

6. For it is loyalty that I desire, not sacrifice,and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Further Crimes of Israel

7. But they, at Adam, violated the covenant;there they betrayed me.

8. Gilead is a city of evildoers,tracked with blood.

9. Like brigands lying in waitis the band of priests.They murder on the road to Shechem,indeed they commit a monstrous crime.

10. In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing:there is found Ephraim’s prostitution,Israel is defiled.

11. For you also, Judah,a harvest has been appointed!