6:1 "Come, let us return to the LORD; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up. 6:2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him. 6:3 Let us know; let us press on to know the LORD; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth." 6:4 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim What shall I do with you, O Judah Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes early away. 6:5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth, and my judgment goes forth as the light. 6:6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. 6:7 But like Adam they transgressed the covenant; there they dealt faithlessly with me. 6:8 Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with blood. 6:9 As robbers lie in wait for a man, so the priests band together; they murder on the way to Shechem; they commit villainy. 6:10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; Ephraim's whoredom is there; Israel is defiled. 6:11 For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed, when I restore the fortunes of my people.