Hosea 6 — NIV vs NIVUK

Verse 1

“Come, let us return to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces
but he will heal us;
he has injured us
but he will bind up our wounds.

‘Come, let us return to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces
but he will heal us;
he has injured us
but he will bind up our wounds.

Verse 2

After two days he will revive us;
on the third day he will restore us,
that we may live in his presence.

Verse 3

Let us acknowledge the Lord;
    let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
    he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,
    like the spring rains that water the earth.”

Let us acknowledge the Lord;
    let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
    he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,
    like the spring rains that water the earth.’

Verse 4

“What can I do with you, Ephraim?
What can I do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist,
like the early dew that disappears.

‘What can I do with you, Ephraim?
What can I do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist,
like the early dew that disappears.

Verse 5

Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets,
I killed you with the words of my mouth—
then my judgments go forth like the sun.^[a]

Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets,
I killed you with the words of my mouth –
then my judgments go forth like the sun.^[a]

Verse 6

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

Verse 7

As at Adam,^[b] they have broken the covenant;
they were unfaithful to me there.

Verse 8

Gilead is a city of evildoers,
stained with footprints of blood.

Verse 9

As marauders lie in ambush for a victim,
so do bands of priests;
they murder on the road to Shechem,
carrying out their wicked schemes.

Verse 10

I have seen a horrible thing in Israel:
There Ephraim is given to prostitution,
Israel is defiled.

I have seen a horrible thing in Israel:
there Ephraim is given to prostitution,
Israel is defiled.

Verse 11

“Also for you, Judah,
a harvest is appointed.

“Whenever I would restore the fortunes of my people,