^{1 Ref} `Come, and we turn back unto Jehovah, For He hath torn, and He doth heal us, He doth smite, and He bindeth us up.

^{2 Ref} He doth revive us after two days, In the third day He doth raise us up, And we live before Him.

^{3 Ref} And we know -- we pursue to know Jehovah, As the dawn prepared is His going forth, And He cometh in as a shower to us, As gathered rain -- sprinkling earth.'

^{4 Ref} What do I do to thee, O Ephraim? What do I do to thee, O Judah? Your goodness `is' as a cloud of the morning, And as dew rising early -- going.

^{5 Ref} Therefore I have hewed by prophets, I have slain them by sayings of My mouth, And My judgments to the light goeth forth.

^{6 Ref} For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.

^{7 Ref} And they, as Adam, transgressed a covenant, There they dealt treacherously against me.

^{8 Ref} Gilead `is' a city of workers of iniquity, Slippery from blood.

^{9 Ref} And as bands do wait for a man, A company of priests do murder -- the way to Shechem, For wickedness they have done.

^{10 Ref} In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing, There `is' the whoredom of Ephraim -- defiled is Israel.

^{11 Ref} Also, O Judah, appointed is a harvest to thee, In My turning back `to' the captivity of My people!

^{1 Ref} 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.

^{2 Ref} After two days will he revive us: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him.

^{3 Ref} And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.

^{4 Ref} O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth early away.

^{5 Ref} Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are `as' the light that goeth forth.

^{6 Ref} For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.

^{7 Ref} But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.

^{8 Ref} Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity; it is stained with blood.

^{9 Ref} And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they have committed lewdness.

^{10 Ref} In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: there whoredom is `found' in Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

^{11 Ref} Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for thee, when I bring back the captivity of my people.

^{1 Ref} Come, let us go back to the Lord; for he has given us wounds and he will make us well; he has given blows and he will give help.

^{2 Ref} After two days he will give us life, and on the third day he will make us get up, and we will be living before him.

^{3 Ref} And let us have knowledge, let us go after the knowledge of the Lord; his going out is certain as the dawn, his decisions go out like the light; he will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.

^{4 Ref} O Ephraim, what am I to do to you? O Judah, what am I to do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew which goes early away.

^{5 Ref} So I have had it cut in stones; I gave them teaching by the words of my mouth;

^{6 Ref} Because my desire is for mercy and not offerings; for the knowledge of God more than for burned offerings.

^{7 Ref} But like a man, they have gone against the agreement; there they were false to me.

^{8 Ref} Gilead is a town of evil-doers, marked with blood.

^{9 Ref} And like a band of thieves waiting for a man, so are the priests watching secretly the way of those going quickly to Shechem, for they are working with an evil design.

^{10 Ref} In Israel I have seen a very evil thing; there false ways are seen in Ephraim, Israel is unclean;

^{11 Ref} And Judah has put up disgusting images for himself.