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Hosea 6:5

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.

4 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.

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.

7 But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.
ASV
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.
DARBY
Therefore have I hewed [them] by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and my judgment goeth forth as the light.
BLB
Upon thus, I have hewn [them] by the prophets, I have killed them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth [as] the light!
ÅB
Derfor har jeg hugget løs på dem ved profetene, drept dem ved min munns ord, og dommene over deg fór ut som et lyn.
OTB
Derfor har jeg hogd dem i stykker ved profetene;
Jeg har drept dem ved ordene fra Min munn;
Og dommene over dere er som lyset som går frem.
B1930
Derfor har jeg hugget løs på dem ved profetene, drept dem ved min munns ord, og dommene over dig fór ut som et lyn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 23:29

    “Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?”

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  • Jeremiah 1:10

    See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”

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  • Hebrews 4:12

    For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

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  • Jeremiah 5:14

    Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: “Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes.

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  • Romans 2:5

    But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

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  • Revelation 2:16

    Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.

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  • Isaiah 11:4

    but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.

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  • Psalms 119:120

    My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.

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