1 C ome and let us return unto Jehovah: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

“ Come, let us return to the Lord. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.

2 A fter two days will he revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before his face;

“He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him.

3 a nd 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.

“So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; And He will come to us like the rain, Like the spring rain watering the earth.”

4 W hat 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.

What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning cloud And like the dew which goes away early.

5 T herefore have I hewed by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and my judgment goeth forth as the light.

Therefore I have hewn them in pieces by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth; And the judgments on you are like the light that goes forth.

6 F or I delight in loving-kindness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.

For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

7 B ut they like Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.

But like Adam they have transgressed the covenant; There they have dealt treacherously against Me.

8 G ilead is a city of them that work iniquity; it is tracked with blood.

Gilead is a city of wrongdoers, Tracked with bloody footprints.

9 A nd 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.

And as raiders wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed crime.

10 I n the house of Israel have I seen a horrible thing: the whoredom of Ephraim is there; Israel is defiled.

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; Ephraim’s harlotry is there, Israel has defiled itself.

11 A lso, for thee, Judah, is a harvest appointed, when I shall turn again the captivity of my people.

Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, When I restore the fortunes of My people.