Israel and Judah are Unrepentant
1Come,and let us returnunto the LORD:for he hath torn,and he will healus; he hath smitten,and he will bind us up.
2After two dayswill he reviveus: in the thirddayhe will raise us up,and we shall livein his sight.
3Then shall we know,[if] we followon to knowthe LORD:his going forthis preparedas the morning;and he shall comeunto us as the rain,as the latter[and] former rainunto the earth.
4O Ephraim,what shall I dounto thee? O Judah,what shall I dounto thee? for your goodness[is] as a morningcloud,and as the earlydewit goeth away.
5Therefore have I hewed[them] by the prophets;I have slainthem by the wordsof my mouth:and thy judgments[are as] the light[that] goeth forth.
6For I desiredmercy,and not sacrifice;and the knowledgeof Godmore than burnt offerings.
7But they like menhave transgressedthe covenant:there have they dealt treacherouslyagainst me.
8Gilead[is] a cityof them that workiniquity,[and is] pollutedwith blood.
9And as troopsof robbers waitfor a man,[so] the companyof priestsmurderin the wayby consent:for they commitlewdness.
10I have seenan horrible thingin the houseof Israel:there [is] the whoredomof Ephraim,Israelis defiled.
11Also, O Judah,he hath setan harvestfor thee, when I returnedthe captivityof my people.
