Hosea 6:6 Context

◄ Hosea 6:6 ►

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

Context

6For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice,
And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

7But like Adam they have transgressed the covenant;
There they have dealt treacherously against Me.

8Gilead is a city of wrongdoers,
Tracked with bloody footprints.

9And as raiders wait for a man,
So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem;
Surely they have committed crime.

10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing;
Ephraim’s harlotry is there, Israel has defiled itself.

11Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you,
When I restore the fortunes of My people.

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