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Hosea chapter 6 in Hebrew and English

11 verses, about 1 minute to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The whole chapter is here, a verse to a line.

לְכוּ וְנָשׁוּבָה אֶל־יְהוָה כִּי הוּא טָרָף וְיִרְפָּאֵנוּ יַךְ וְיַחְבְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃

’Come, and let us return unto the LORD; For He hath torn, and He will heal us, He hath smitten, and He will bind us up.

יְחַיֵּנוּ מִיֹּמָיִם בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי יְקִמֵנוּ וְנִחְיֶה לְפָנָֽיו׃

After two days will He revive us, On the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.

וְנֵדְעָה נִרְדְּפָה לָדַעַת אֶת־יְהוָה כְּשַׁחַר נָכוֹן מוֹצָאוֹ וְיָבוֹא כַגֶּשֶׁם לָנוּ כְּמַלְקוֹשׁ יוֹרֶה אָֽרֶץ׃

And let us know, eagerly strive to know the LORD, His going forth is sure as the morning; And He shall come unto us as the rain, As the latter rain that watereth the earth.’

מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה־לְּךָ אֶפְרַיִם מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה־לְּךָ יְהוּדָה וְחַסְדְּכֶם כַּעֲנַן־בֹּקֶר וְכַטַּל מַשְׁכִּים הֹלֵֽךְ׃

O 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 dew that early passeth away.

עַל־כֵּן חָצַבְתִּי בַּנְּבִיאִים הֲרַגְתִּים בְּאִמְרֵי־פִי וּמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ אוֹר יֵצֵֽא׃

Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of My mouth; And thy judgment goeth forth as the light.

כִּי חֶסֶד חָפַצְתִּי וְלֹא־זָבַח וְדַעַת אֱלֹהִים מֵעֹלֽוֹת׃

For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God rather than burnt-offerings.

וְהֵמָּה כְּאָדָם עָבְרוּ בְרִית שָׁם בָּגְדוּ בִֽי׃

But they like men have transgressed the covenant; There have they dealt treacherously against Me.

גִּלְעָד קִרְיַת פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן עֲקֻבָּה מִדָּֽם׃

Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, It is covered with footprints of blood.

וּכְחַכֵּי אִישׁ גְּדוּדִים חֶבֶר כֹּהֲנִים דֶּרֶךְ יְרַצְּחוּ־שֶׁכְמָה כִּי זִמָּה עָשֽׂוּ׃

And as troops of robbers wait for a man, So doth the company of priests; They murder in the way toward Shechem; Yea, they commit enormity.

בְּבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל רָאִיתִי שַׁעֲרוּרִיָּה שָׁם זְנוּת לְאֶפְרַיִם נִטְמָא יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; There harlotry is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

גַּם־יְהוּדָה שָׁת קָצִיר לָךְ בְּשׁוּבִי שְׁבוּת עַמִּֽי׃

Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for thee! When I would turn the captivity of My people,

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, free to view and copy, compared letter by letter with a second edition, Miqra according to the Masorah, under the CC BY-SA licence. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this chapter stands in the Tanakh.

  • Chapter 6 of the 14 chapters of Hosea
  • Hosea is one of the Twelve Minor Prophets
  • 11 verses, 104 words, about 1 minute to read

Hosea has 14 chapters, and each one has its own page.

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Questions about this chapter

How many verses does Hosea chapter 6 have?

Hosea chapter 6 has 11 verses and 104 words.

How does Hosea chapter 6 begin?

The first verse begins in Hebrew with the words לכו ונשובה אל־ה׳ כי.

Where does Hosea chapter 6 stand in the Tanakh?

It is chapter 6 of the 14 chapters of Hosea, which is one of the Twelve Minor Prophets.

How long does it take to read Hosea chapter 6?

About 1 minute, at a steady pace.