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Hosea 6:4-6
New International Version - UK
Hosea 6:4-6
New International Version - UK
4 ‘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.
5 Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets,
I killed you with the words of my mouth –
then my judgments go forth like the sun.[a]
6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,
and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
Footnotes
- Hosea 6:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
New International Version - UK (NIVUK)
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