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I sent my prophets to warn you of your doom; I have slain you with the words of my mouth, threatening you with death. Suddenly, without warning, my judgment will strike you as surely as day follows night.

“I don’t want your sacrifices—I want your love; I don’t want your offerings—I want you to know me.

“But like Adam, you broke my covenant; you refused my love.

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Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets,
    I killed you with the words of my mouth(A)
    then my judgments go forth like the sun.[a](B)
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,(C)
    and acknowledgment(D) of God rather than burnt offerings.(E)
As at Adam,[b] they have broken the covenant;(F)
    they were unfaithful(G) to me there.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 6:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
  2. Hosea 6:7 Or Like Adam; or Like human beings