Hosea 6:1–6

[1] “Come, let us return to the LORD;

for he has torn us, that he may heal us;

he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.

[2] After two days he will revive us;

on the third day he will raise us up,

that we may live before him.

[3] Let us know; let us press on to know the LORD;

his going out is sure as the dawn;

he will come to us as the showers,

as the spring rains that water the earth.”

[4] What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?

What shall I do with you, O Judah?

Your love is like a morning cloud,

like the dew that goes early away.

[5] Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;

I have slain them by the words of my mouth,

and my judgment goes forth as the light.

[6] For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,

the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.