Hosea 5:15-6:6

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁵ I will depart and return to my place
until they recognize their guilt and seek my face;^(A)
they will search for me in their distress.^(B)

6 Come, let’s return to the Lord.^(C)
For he has torn us,^(D)
and he will heal us;^(E)
he has wounded us,
and he will bind up our wounds.^(F)
2 He will revive us after two days,^(G)
and on the third day he will raise us up
so we can live in his presence.^(H)
3 Let’s strive to know the Lord.^(I)
His appearance is as sure as the dawn.^(J)
He will come to us like the rain,^(K)
like the spring showers that water the land.

⁴ What am I going to do with you, Ephraim?^(L)
What am I going to do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist^(M)
and like the early dew that vanishes.
⁵ This is why I have used the prophets
to cut them down;^[a](N)
I have killed them with the words from my mouth.
My judgment strikes like lightning.^[b]
6 For I desire faithful love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God^(O) rather than burnt offerings.^(P)