Hosea 6:4-6

Common English Bible

⁴     Ephraim, what will I do with you?
            Judah, what will I do with you?
    Your love is like a morning cloud,
            like the dew that vanishes quickly.
⁵     Therefore, I have attacked them by the prophets,
            I have killed them by the words of my mouth,
                and my judgment goes forth like a light.
⁶     I desire faithful love and not sacrifice,
            the knowledge of God instead of entirely burned offerings.