| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1"Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds. | 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. |
| 2After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence. | 2After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence. |
| 3Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth." | 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. |
| 4"What can I do with you, Ephraim? What can I do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears. | 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. |
| 5Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth-- then my judgments go forth like the sun. | 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. |
| 6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. | 6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. |
| 7As at Adam, they have broken the covenant; they were unfaithful to me there. | 7But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me. |
| 8Gilead is a city of evildoers, stained with footprints of blood. | 8Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with footprints of blood. |
| 9As marauders lie in ambush for a victim, so do bands of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem, carrying out their wicked schemes. | 9Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities. |
| 10I have seen a horrible thing in Israel: There Ephraim is given to prostitution, Israel is defiled. | 10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: Ephraim practices prostitution there, and Israel is defiled. |
| 11"Also for you, Judah, a harvest is appointed. "Whenever I would restore the fortunes of my people, | 11Also for you, O Judah, a harvest is appointed, when I restore My people from captivity. |
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