The Unrepentance of Israel and Judah 1 DBY Come and let us return unto Jehovah: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. BSB BSB: Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
2 DBY After two days will he revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before his face; BSB BSB: After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.
3 DBY and we shall know, — we shall follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is assured as the morning dawn; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain which watereth the earth. BSB BSB: So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
4 DBY What shall I do unto thee, Ephraim? What shall I do unto thee, Judah? For your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away. BSB BSB: What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.
5 DBY Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and my judgment goeth forth as the light. BSB BSB: Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning.
6 DBY For I delight in loving-kindness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings. BSB BSB: For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
7 DBY But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me. BSB BSB: But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.
8 DBY Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity; it is tracked with blood. BSB BSB: Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with footprints of blood.
9 DBY And as troops of robbers lie in wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way of Shechem; yea, they commit lewdness. BSB BSB: Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.
10 DBY In the house of Israel have I seen a horrible thing: the whoredom of Ephraim is there; Israel is defiled. BSB BSB: In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: Ephraim practices prostitution there, and Israel is defiled.
11 DBY Also, for thee, Judah, is a harvest appointed, when I shall turn again the captivity of my people. BSB BSB: Also for you, O Judah, a harvest is appointed, when I restore My people from captivity.