Hosea 6:5
Berean Standard Bible
Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning.
Context
3So let us know—
let us press on to know the LORD.
As surely as the sun rises,
He will appear;
He will come to us like the rain,
like the spring showers that water the earth. 4What shall I do with you, O Ephraim *?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
For your loyalty is like a morning mist,
like the early dew that vanishes. 5Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;
I have slain them by the words of My mouth,
and My judgments go forth like lightning. 6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,*
and the knowledge of God
rather than burnt offerings. 7But they, like Adam, have transgressed * the covenant;
there they were unfaithful to Me.
English text: Berean Standard Bible (BSB). English audio: Berean Standard Audio Bible.