Hosea 6:1–7
6 “Come, let us returnk to the Lord.
He has torn us to piecesl
but he will heal us;m
he has injured us
but he will bind up our wounds.n
2 After two days he will revive us;o
on the third dayp he will restoreq us,
that we may live in his presence.
3 Let us acknowledge the Lord;
let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,r
like the spring rains that water the earth.s”
4 “What can I do with you, Ephraim?t
What can I do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist,
like the early dew that disappears.u
5 Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets,
I killed you with the words of my mouthv—
then my judgments go forth like the sun.a w
6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,x
and acknowledgmenty of God rather than burnt offerings.z
7 As at Adam,b they have broken the covenant;a
they were unfaithfulb to me there.