| Berean Study Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds. | 1"Come, let us return to the LORD; even though he has torn us, he will heal us. Even though he has wounded us, he will bind our wounds. |
| 2After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence. | 2After two days, he will restore us to life, on the third day he will raise us up, and we will live in his presence. |
| 3So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth. | 3Let us know, let us pursue knowledge of the LORD; his coming is as certain as the dawn. He will come to us like the rain, like the autumn and spring rains come on the earth. |
| 4What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes. | 4"What am I to do with you, Ephraim? What am I to do with you, Judah? Your love is like a morning rain cloud— it passes away like the morning dew. |
| 5Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning. | 5Therefore I cut them to pieces by the prophets, killing them by the words from my mouth. The verdict against you shines like a beacon. |
| 6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. | 6For it is love that I seek, and not sacrifice; knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. |
| 7But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me. | 7"But like Adam, they broke the covenant; in this they have acted deceitfully against me. |
| 8Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with footprints of blood. | 8Gilead is a lawless town; it is polluted by bloodshed. |
| 9Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities. | 9Like a gang of thieves that stalk a man, priests commit murder along the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes. |
| 10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: Ephraim practices prostitution there, and Israel is defiled. | 10I have seen a horrible evil in the house of Israel— Ephraim's promiscuity. Israel is defiled. |
| 11Also for you, O Judah, a harvest is appointed, when I restore My people from captivity. | 11"So, Judah, a harvest has been appointed for you when I restore my people from captivity." |
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