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Hosea 6:4

Ephraim
Faithfulness and loyaltyLove for others

2 After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.

3 So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.

What shall I do with you, O Ephraim ? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.

5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning.

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

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BSB
What shall I do with you, O Ephraim ? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.
KJV
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
WEB
“Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.
ASV
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth early away.
DARBY
What 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.
BLB
What will I do to you, O Ephraim? What will I do to you, O Judah? And your⁺ faithfulness is like a cloud of the morning, and like the dew rising [and] going away.
ÅB
Hva skal jeg gjøre med deg, Efra'im? Hva skal jeg gjøre med deg, Juda? For deres kjærlighet er som en morgensky, lik duggen som tidlig går bort.
OTB
Hva skal jeg gjøre med deg, Efraim?
Hva skal jeg gjøre med deg, Juda?
For deres troskap er som en morgenrøyk,
Og som dugg som tidlig forsvinner.
B1930
Hvad skal jeg gjøre med dig, Efra'im? Hvad skal jeg gjøre med dig, Juda? For eders kjærlighet er som en morgensky, lik duggen som tidlig går bort.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hosea 11:8

    How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!

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  • Hosea 13:3

    Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing floor, like smoke through an open window.

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  • Psalms 78:34–37

    When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.

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  • Psalms 106:12–13

    Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.

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  • Luke 13:7–9

    So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’

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  • 2 Peter 2:20–22

    If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

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  • Matthew 13:21

    But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

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  • Luke 19:41–42

    As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it

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