1"Come, let us return to Yahweh;
for he has torn, that he may heal us;
he has stricken, and he will bind us up. 2After two days he will revive us;
on the third day he will raise us up,
that we may live before him. 3Let us know, let us press on to know Yahweh;
his going forth is sure as the dawn;
he will come to us as the showers,
as the spring rains that water the earth." 4What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
Your love is like a morning cloud,
like the dew that goes early away. 5Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets,
I have slain them by the words of my mouth,
and my judgment goes forth as the light. 6For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God, rather than burnt offerings. 7But at Adam they transgressed the covenant;
there they dealt faithlessly with me. 8Gilead is a city of evildoers,
tracked with blood. 9As robbers lie in wait for a man,
so the priests are banded together;
they murder on the way to Shechem,
yea, they commit villainy. 10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing;
Ephraim's harlotry is there, Israel is defiled. 11For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed.
When I would restore the fortunes of my people,