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Hosea 6:4

Ephraim
Faithfulness and loyaltyLove for others

2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

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.

5 Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.

6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more 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 shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.

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  • Hosea 13:3

    Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

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  • Psalms 78:34–37

    When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.

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  • Psalms 106:12–13

    Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.

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  • Luke 13:7–9

    Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

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  • 2 Peter 2:20–22

    For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

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  • Matthew 13:21

    Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

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  • Luke 19:41–42

    And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

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