Hosea 6:4-6

Easy-to-Read Version

⁴ “Ephraim, what should I do with you?
    Judah, what should I do with you?
Your faithfulness is like a morning mist.
    Your faithfulness is like the dew that goes away early in the morning.
⁵ I used the prophets
    and made laws for the people.
The people were killed at my command,
    but good things will come from those decisions.^[a]
6 This is because I want faithful love,
    not sacrifice.
I want people to know God,
    not to bring burnt offerings.