Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. New Living Translation I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings. English Standard Version For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. Berean Standard Bible For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. King James Bible For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. New King James Version For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. New American Standard Bible For I desire loyalty rather than sacrifice, And the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. NASB 1995 For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. NASB 1977 For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. Legacy Standard Bible For I delight in lovingkindness rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. Amplified Bible For I desire and delight in [steadfast] loyalty [faithfulness in the covenant relationship], rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. Christian Standard Bible For I desire faithful love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. Holman Christian Standard Bible For I desire loyalty and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. American Standard Version For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings. Contemporary English Version I'd rather for you to be faithful and to know me than to offer sacrifices. English Revised Version For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. GOD'S WORD® Translation I want your loyalty, not your sacrifices. I want you to know me, not to give me burnt offerings. Good News Translation I want your constant love, not your animal sacrifices. I would rather have my people know me than burn offerings to me. International Standard Version For it is love that I seek, and not sacrifice; knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. Majority Standard Bible For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. NET Bible For I delight in faithfulness, not simply in sacrifice; I delight in acknowledging God, not simply in whole burnt offerings. New Heart English Bible For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. Webster's Bible Translation For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice: and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings. World English Bible For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, "" And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings. Young's Literal Translation For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings. Smith's Literal Translation For I delighted in mercy and not sacrifice; the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor I desired mercy, and not sacrifice: and the knowledge of God more than holocausts. Catholic Public Domain Version For I desired mercy and not sacrifice, and knowledge of God more than holocausts. New American Bible For it is loyalty that I desire, not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. New Revised Standard Version For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor I desired mercy and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because I have pleasure in goodness and not in sacrifice, and in the knowledge of God more than burning peace offerings OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God rather than burnt-offerings. Brenton Septuagint Translation For I will have mercy rather than sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than whole-burnt-offerings. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Israel and Judah are Unrepentant…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 the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. 7But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.… Cross References Matthew 9:13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Matthew 12:7 If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent. Micah 6:6-8 With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves? / Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? / He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? 1 Samuel 15:22 But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams. Psalm 51:16-17 For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings. / The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. Isaiah 1:11-17 “What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. / When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts? / Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. ... Amos 5:21-24 “I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies. / Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard. / Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. ... Mark 12:33 and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.” Luke 11:42 Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former. Proverbs 21:3 To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice. Jeremiah 7:22-23 For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices, / but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. Hebrews 10:5-10 Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me. / In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight. / Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’” ... Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Matthew 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. Psalm 40:6-8 Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require. / Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll: / I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.” Treasury of Scripture For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. I desired. 1 Samuel 15:22 Psalm 50:8 Proverbs 21:3 the. Hosea 4:1 1 Chronicles 28:9 Jeremiah 22:16 Jump to Previous Acknowledgment Burned Burnt Burnt-Offerings Delight Desire Desired Goodness Kindness Loyalty Mercy Offerings Rather Sacrifice SteadfastJump to Next Acknowledgment Burned Burnt Burnt-Offerings Delight Desire Desired Goodness Kindness Loyalty Mercy Offerings Rather Sacrifice SteadfastHosea 6 1. Exhortations to repent and hope in God.4. A lamentation over those who had sinned after conviction. 5. Reproofs of obstinate sinners, and threats against them. For I desire The Hebrew word for "desire" is "חָפֵץ" (chaphets), which conveys a deep longing or delight. This word indicates God's heartfelt preference and priority. In the context of Hosea, God is expressing His true intentions for His people, emphasizing that His desires are not merely ritualistic but relational. This sets the tone for understanding God's heart throughout the scriptures, where He consistently seeks a genuine relationship with His people over mere external compliance. mercy not sacrifice and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings Hebrew Forכִּ֛י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I desire חָפַ֖צְתִּי (ḥā·p̄aṣ·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire mercy, חֶ֥סֶד (ḥe·seḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty not וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no sacrifice, זָ֑בַח (zā·ḇaḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2077: A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice and the knowledge וְדַ֥עַת (wə·ḏa·‘aṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1847: Knowledge of God אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative rather than burnt offerings. מֵעֹלֽוֹת׃ (mê·‘ō·lō·wṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering Links Hosea 6:6 NIVHosea 6:6 NLT Hosea 6:6 ESV Hosea 6:6 NASB Hosea 6:6 KJV Hosea 6:6 BibleApps.com Hosea 6:6 Biblia Paralela Hosea 6:6 Chinese Bible Hosea 6:6 French Bible Hosea 6:6 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Hosea 6:6 For I desire mercy and not sacrifice (Ho Hs Hos.) |