| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1"Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us. | 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. |
| 2"He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him. | 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. |
| 3"So let us know, let us press on to know the LORD. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; And He will come to us like the rain, Like the spring rain watering 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 cloud And like the dew which goes away early. | 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 in pieces by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth; And the judgments on you are like the light that goes forth. | 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 delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, And in 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 like Adam they have transgressed the covenant; There they have dealt treacherously against Me. | 7"But like Adam, they broke the covenant; in this they have acted deceitfully against me. |
| 8Gilead is a city of wrongdoers, Tracked with bloody footprints. | 8Gilead is a lawless town; it is polluted by bloodshed. |
| 9And as raiders wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed crime. | 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's harlotry is there, Israel has defiled itself. | 10I have seen a horrible evil in the house of Israel— Ephraim's promiscuity. Israel is defiled. |
| 11Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, When I restore the fortunes of My people. | 11"So, Judah, a harvest has been appointed for you when I restore my people from captivity." |
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