For (A)I [a]desire loyalty (B)rather than sacrifice,
And the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
But (C)like [b]Adam they have (D)violated the covenant;
There they have (E)dealt treacherously with Me.
(F)Gilead is a city of wrongdoers,
Tracked with (G)bloody footprints.

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  1. Hosea 6:6 Or take pleasure in
  2. Hosea 6:7 Or men

For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,(A)
    and acknowledgment(B) of God rather than burnt offerings.(C)
As at Adam,[a] they have broken the covenant;(D)
    they were unfaithful(E) to me there.
Gilead is a city of evildoers,(F)
    stained with footprints of blood.

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  1. Hosea 6:7 Or Like Adam; or Like human beings