Hosea 6:4-6

Good News Translation

⁴ But the Lord says, “Israel and Judah, what am I going to do with you? Your love for me disappears as quickly as morning mist; it is like dew, that vanishes early in the day. ⁵ That is why I have sent my prophets to you with my message of judgment and destruction. What I want from you is plain and clear: ^6 (A)I want your constant love, not your animal sacrifices. I would rather have my people know me than burn offerings to me.