1 C ome,H3212 and let us returnH7725 unto Jehovah;H3068 for he hath torn,H2963 and he will healH7495 us; he hath smitten,H5221 and he will bind us up.H2280
2 After two daysH3117 will he reviveH2421 us: on the thirdH7992 dayH3117 he will raise us up,H6965 and we shall liveH2421 before him.H6440
3 And let us know,H3045 let us followH7291 on to knowH3045 Jehovah:H3068 his going forthH4161 is sureH3559 as the morning;H7837 and he will comeH935 unto us as the rain,H1653 as the latterH4456 rainH3384 that watereth the earth.H776
4 O Ephraim,H669 what shall I doH6213 unto thee? O Judah,H3063 what shall I doH6213 unto thee? for your goodnessH2617 is as a morningH1242 cloud,H6051 and as the dewH2919 that goeth earlyH7925 away.H1980
5 Therefore have I hewedH2672 them by the prophets;H5030 I have slainH2026 them by the wordsH561 of my mouth:H6310 and thy judgmentsH4941 are [as] the lightH216 that goeth forth.H3318
6 For I desireH2654 goodness,H2617 and not sacrifice;H2077 and the knowledgeH1847 of GodH430 more than burnt-offerings.H5930
7 But they like AdamH120 have transgressedH5674 the covenant:H1285 there have they dealt treacherouslyH898 against me.
8 GileadH1568 is a cityH7151 of them that workH6466 iniquity;H205 it is stainedH6121 with blood.H1818
9 And as troopsH1416 of robbers waitH2442 for a man,H376 so the companyH2267 of priestsH3548 murderH7523 in the wayH1870 toward Shechem;H7926 yea, they have committedH6213 lewdness.H2154
10 In the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 I have seenH7200 a horrible thing:H8186 there whoredomH2184 is [found] in Ephraim,H669 IsraelH3478 is defiled.H2930
11 Also, O Judah,H3063 there is a harvestH7105 appointedH7896 for thee, when I bring backH7725 the captivityH7622 of my people.H5971