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| 1. | Come, and let us return to Yahweh; for he has torn, and he will heal us; he has struck, and he will bind us up. |
| 2. | After two days will he revive us: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him. |
| 3. | Let us know, let us follow on to know Yahweh: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come to us as the rain, as the latter rain that waters the earth. |
| 4. | Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goes early away. |
| 5. | Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and your judgments are as the light that goes forth. |
| 6. | For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. |
| 7. | But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me. |
| 8. | Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood. |
| 9. | As troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem; yes, they have committed lewdness. |
| 10. | In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: there prostitution is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled. |
| 11. | Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, when I bring back the captivity of my people. |