Hosea 6:6
King James Version
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4O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.Select Hosea 6:4
5Therefore 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.Select Hosea 6:5
6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.Select Hosea 6:6
7But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.Select Hosea 6:7
8Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.Select Hosea 6:8
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WEB
6:6 For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
ASV
6:6 For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.
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