Hosea 6:5-9
Hosea 6:5
Therefore I have cut them in pieces by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth; And the judgments on you are like the light that shines.
Hosea 6:6
For I desire loyalty rather than sacrifice, And the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:7
But like Adam they have violated the covenant; There they have dealt treacherously with Me.
Hosea 6:8
Gilead is a city of wrongdoers, Tracked with bloody footprints.
Hosea 6:9
And as a band of robbers lie in wait for a person, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Certainly they have committed an act of infamy.