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For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
    the knowledge of God rather than burnt-offerings.

But at[a] Adam they transgressed the covenant;
    there they dealt faithlessly with me.
Gilead is a city of evildoers,
    tracked with blood.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 6:7 Cn: Heb like

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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Footnotes

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