Hosea:6

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* Come , and let (note :)He shows the people that they ought to turn to the Lord , so that he might stop his plagues .(:note ) us return unto the LORD : for he hath torn , and he will heal us ; he hath smitten , and he will bind us up . * After two days will (note :)Though he correct us from time to time , yet his help will not be far off , if we return to him .(:note ) he revive us : in the third day he will raise us up , and we shall live in his sight . * Then shall we haue knowledge , and indeuour our selues to know the Lord : his going forth is prepared as the morning , and he shall come vnto vs as the raine , and as the latter raine vnto the earth . * O Ephraim , what shall I do unto thee ? O Judah , what shall I do unto thee ? for (note :)You seem to have a certain holiness and repentance , but it is very sudden , and as a morning cloud .(:note ) your goodness [is ] as a morning cloud , and as the early dew it goeth away . * Therefore have I (note :)I have still laboured by my prophets , and as it were prepared you to bring you to correction , but all was in vain : for my word was not food to feed them , but a sword to slay them .(:note ) hewed [them ] by the prophets ; I have slain them by the words of my mouth : and thy My doctrine which I taught you , was most evident . judgments [are as ] the light [that ] goeth forth . * For I desired (note :)He shows to what his doctrine was aimed at , that they should unite the obedience of God , and the love of their neighbour , with outward sacrifices .(:note ) mercy , and not sacrifice ; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings . * But they (note :)That is , like small and weak persons .(:note ) like men have transgressed the covenant : there have they dealt treacherously against me . * * And as the eues waite for a man , so the companie of Priestes murther in the way by consent : for they worke mischiefe . * I haue seene vileny in the house of Israel : there is ye whoredome of Ephraim : Israel is defiled . * Also , O Judah , he hath set an (note :)That is , imitates your idolatry , and has taken grafts of your trees .(:note ) harvest for thee , when I returned the captivity of my people .

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