| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 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. | 1"Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us. |
| 2After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him. | 2"He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him. |
| 3Let 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.” | 3"So let us know, let us press on to know the LORD. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; And He will come to us like the rain, Like the spring rain watering the earth." |
| 4What 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. | 4What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning cloud And like the dew which goes away early. |
| 5Therefore 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. | 5Therefore I have hewn them in pieces by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth; And the judgments on you are like the light that goes forth. |
| 6For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. | 6For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. |
| 7But like Adam they transgressed the covenant; there they dealt faithlessly with me. | 7But like Adam they have transgressed the covenant; There they have dealt treacherously against Me. |
| 8Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with blood. | 8Gilead is a city of wrongdoers, Tracked with bloody footprints. |
| 9As robbers lie in wait for a man, so the priests band together; they murder on the way to Shechem; they commit villainy. | 9And as raiders wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed crime. |
| 10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; Ephraim’s whoredom is there; Israel is defiled. | 10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; Ephraim's harlotry is there, Israel has defiled itself. |
| 11For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed. When I restore the fortunes of my people, | 11Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, When I restore the fortunes of My people. |
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