Hosea 6:6 - Compare All Versions

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“What am I to do with you, Ephraim? What do I make of you, Judah? Your declarations of love last no longer than morning mist and predawn dew. That’s why I use prophets to shake you to attention, why my words cut you to the quick: To wake you up to my judgment blazing like light. I’m after love that lasts, not more religion. I want you to know GOD, not go to more prayer meetings. You broke the covenant—just like Adam! You broke faith with me—ungrateful wretches!

For I desired mercy, 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.

I want faithful love more than I want animal sacrifices. I want people to know me more than I want burnt offerings.

For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.

For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.

For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

For I desire and delight in [steadfast] loyalty [faithfulness in the covenant relationship], rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. [Matt 9:13; 12:7]

I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings.

What I want from you is steadfast love not simply dead sacrifices; I want you to know me intimately not simply give burnt offerings.

For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.