| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Come, and let us return to the LORD; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. | 1"Come, let us return to the LORD; even though he has torn us, he will heal us. Even though he has wounded us, he will bind our wounds. |
| 2After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up, That we may live in His sight. | 2After two days, he will restore us to life, on the third day he will raise us up, and we will live in his presence. |
| 3Let us know, Let us pursue the knowledge of the LORD. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, Like the latter and former rain to the earth. | 3Let us know, let us pursue knowledge of the LORD; his coming is as certain as the dawn. He will come to us like the rain, like the autumn and spring rains come on the earth. |
| 4“O Ephraim, what shall I do to you? O Judah, what shall I do to you? For your faithfulness is like a morning cloud, And like the early dew it goes away. | 4"What am I to do with you, Ephraim? What am I to do with you, Judah? Your love is like a morning rain cloud— it passes away like the morning dew. |
| 5Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of My mouth; And your judgments are like light that goes forth. | 5Therefore I cut them to pieces by the prophets, killing them by the words from my mouth. The verdict against you shines like a beacon. |
| 6For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. | 6For it is love that I seek, and not sacrifice; knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. |
| 7“But like men they transgressed the covenant; There they dealt treacherously with Me. | 7"But like Adam, they broke the covenant; in this they have acted deceitfully against me. |
| 8Gilead is a city of evildoers And defiled with blood. | 8Gilead is a lawless town; it is polluted by bloodshed. |
| 9As bands of robbers lie in wait for a man, So the company of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they commit lewdness. | 9Like a gang of thieves that stalk a man, priests commit murder along the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes. |
| 10I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel: There is the harlotry of Ephraim; Israel is defiled. | 10I have seen a horrible evil in the house of Israel— Ephraim's promiscuity. Israel is defiled. |
| 11Also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed for you, When I return the captives of My people. | 11"So, Judah, a harvest has been appointed for you when I restore my people from captivity." |
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