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Hosea 6:4-11 (NET)

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⁴ What am I going to do with you, O Ephraim? What am I going to do with you, O Judah? For your faithfulness is as fleeting as the morning mist; it disappears as quickly as dawn's dew! ⁵ Therefore, I will certainly cut you into pieces at the hands of the prophets; I will certainly kill you in fulfillment of my oracles of judgment; for my judgment will come forth like the light of the dawn. ⁶ For I delight in faithfulness, not simply in sacrifice; I delight in acknowledging God, not simply in whole burnt offerings. ⁷ At Adam they broke the covenant; Oh how they were unfaithful to me! ⁸ Gilead is a city full of evildoers; its streets are stained with bloody footprints! ⁹ The company of priests is like a gang of robbers, lying in ambush to pounce on a victim. They commit murder on the road to Shechem; they have done heinous crimes! ¹⁰ I have seen a disgusting thing in the temple of Israel: there Ephraim practices temple prostitution and Judah defiles itself. ¹¹ I have appointed a time to reap judgment for you also, O Judah! Whenever I want to restore the fortunes of my people,


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 6) Forgiveness / Mercy / Atonement - God desires mercy, not sacrifice

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 6) Purpose Driven Life - What Makes God Smile? (Part 1) (2008-05-30)

Definition(s):
Ephraim (Eff-ra-im): fruitful; increasing
Gilead (Gil-ee-ad): the heap or mass of testimony
Judah (Joo-da): the praise of the Lord; confession