1"Come<1980>, let us return<7725> to the LORD<3068>. For He has torn<2963> us, but He will heal<7495> us; He has wounded<5221> us, but He will bandage<2280> us.
2"He will revive<2421> us after<4480> two days<3117>; He will raise<6965> us up on the third<7992> day<3117>, That we may live<2421> before<6440> Him.
3"So let us know<3045>, let us press<7291> on to know<3045> the LORD<3068>. His going<4161> forth<4161> is as certain<3559> as the dawn<7837>; And He will come<935> to us like the rain<1653>, Like the spring<4456> rain<4456> watering<3384> the earth<776>."
4What<4100> shall I do<6213> with you, O Ephraim<669>? What<4100> shall I do<6213> with you, O Judah<3063>? For your loyalty<2617> is like a morning<1242> cloud<6051> And like the dew<2919> which goes<1980> away early<7925>.
5Therefore<5921><3651> I have hewn<2672> them in pieces<2672> by the prophets<5030>; I have slain<2026> them by the words<561> of My mouth<6310>; And the judgments<4941> on you are like the light<216> that goes<3318> forth<3318>.
6For I delight<2654> in loyalty<2617> rather<3808> than<3808> sacrifice<2077>, And in the knowledge<1847> of God<430> rather<4480> than<4480> burnt<5930> offerings<5930>.
7But like Adam<121> they have transgressed<5674> the covenant<1285>; There<8033> they have dealt<898> treacherously<898> against Me.
8Gilead<1568> is a city<7151> of wrongdoers<205>, Tracked<6121> with bloody<1818> footprints.
9And as raiders<1416> wait<2442> for a man<376>, So a band<2267> of priests<3548> murder<7523> on the way<1870> to Shechem<7927>; Surely<3588> they have committed<6213> crime<2154>.
10In the house<1004> of Israel<3478> I have seen<7200> a horrible<8186> thing<8186>; Ephraim's<669> harlotry<2184> is there<8033>, Israel<3478> has defiled<2930> itself.
11Also<1571>, O Judah<3063>, there is a harvest<7105> appointed for you, When I restore<7725> the fortunes<7622> of My people<5971>.