Chapter 6

By afflictions the people will return to God, and hope in Christ to come ℣.4 both the Kingdoms sinning (℣.6 and thinking to be spared for their sacrifices, neglecting works of mercy) ℣.7 shall be punished: ℣.11 but at last delivered from captivity.

1. 1

   In their tribulation early they will rise up to me: Come, & let us return to our Lord.

2. 2

   Because he hath wounded, & will heal us: he will strike, & will cure us.

3. 3

   He will revive us after two days: in the third day he will raise us up, & we shall live in his sight. We shall know, & we shall follow, that we may know our Lord. As the morning light, is his coming forth prepared, and he will come to us as a shower timely, and late to the earth.

4. 4

   What shall I do to thee Ephraim? What shall I do to thee Juda? Your mercy as a morning cloud, & as the dew passing away in the morning.

5. 5

   For this have I hewed in Prophets, I have killed them in the words of my mouth: and thy judgements shall come forth as the light:

6. 6

   because I would mercy, and not sacrifice: and the knowledge of God more than holocausts.

7. 7

   But they as Adam have transgressed the covenant, there have they prevaricated against me.

8. 8

   Galaad a city of them that work idol, supplanted with blood.

9. 9

   And as it were the jaws of men that are robbers, partaker with the Priests, of them that in the way kill those that pass out of Sichem: because they have wrought wickedness.

10. 10

    In the house of Israel I saw an horrible thing: there the fornications of Ephraim: Israel is contaminated.

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    Yea and thou Juda put thee an harvest, when I shall convert the captivity of my people.