| New International Version | New International Version |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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 restore us, 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." | 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." |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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 cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth-- then my judgments go forth like the sun. |
| 6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. | 6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. |
| 7As at Adam, they have broken the covenant; they were unfaithful to me there. | 7As at Adam, they have broken the covenant; they were unfaithful to me there. |
| 8Gilead is a city of evildoers, stained with footprints of blood. | 8Gilead is a city of evildoers, stained 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. | 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. |
| 10I have seen a horrible thing in Israel: There Ephraim is given to prostitution, Israel is defiled. | 10I have seen a horrible thing in Israel: There Ephraim is given to prostitution, Israel is defiled. |
| 11"Also for you, Judah, a harvest is appointed. "Whenever I would restore the fortunes of my people, | 11"Also for you, Judah, a harvest is appointed. "Whenever I would restore the fortunes of my people, |
| New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. | New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. |
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