| International Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 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. | 1“Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces; now he will heal us. He has injured us; now he will bandage our wounds. |
| 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. | 2In just a short time he will restore us, so that we may live in his presence. |
| 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. | 3Oh, that we might know the LORD! Let us press on to know him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring.” |
| 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. | 4“O Israel and Judah, what should I do with you?” asks the LORD. “For your love vanishes like the morning mist and disappears like dew in the sunlight. |
| 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. | 5I sent my prophets to cut you to pieces— to slaughter you with my words, with judgments as inescapable as light. |
| 6For it is love that I seek, and not sacrifice; knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. | 6I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings. |
| 7"But like Adam, they broke the covenant; in this they have acted deceitfully against me. | 7But like Adam, you broke my covenant and betrayed my trust. |
| 8Gilead is a lawless town; it is polluted by bloodshed. | 8“Gilead is a city of sinners, tracked with footprints of blood. |
| 9Like a gang of thieves that stalk a man, priests commit murder along the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes. | 9Priests form bands of robbers, waiting in ambush for their victims. They murder travelers along the road to Shechem and practice every kind of sin. |
| 10I have seen a horrible evil in the house of Israel— Ephraim's promiscuity. Israel is defiled. | 10Yes, I have seen something horrible in Ephraim and Israel: My people are defiled by prostituting themselves with other gods! |
| 11"So, Judah, a harvest has been appointed for you when I restore my people from captivity." | 11“O Judah, a harvest of punishment is also waiting for you, though I wanted to restore the fortunes of my people. |
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