Hosea Chapter 6 (NIV)
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Israel Unrepentant“Come, let us return to the Lord.He has torn us to piecesbut he will heal us;he has injured usbut he will bind up our wounds.
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After two days he will revive us;on the third day he will restore us,that we may live in his presence.
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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,like the spring rains that water the earth.”
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“What can I do with you, Ephraim?What can I do with you, Judah?Your love is like the morning mist,like the early dew that disappears.
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Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets,I killed you with the words of my mouth;my judgments flashed like lightning upon you.
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For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
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Like Adam, they have broken the covenant—they were unfaithful to me there.
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Gilead is a city of wicked men,stained with footprints of blood.
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As marauders lie in ambush for a man,so do bands of priests;they murder on the road to Shechem,committing shameful crimes.
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I have seen a horrible thingin the house of Israel.There Ephraim is given to prostitutionand Israel is defiled.
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“Also for you, Judah,a harvest is appointed.“Whenever I would restore the fortunes of my people,
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