Hosea 6:6

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Hosea 6:6

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Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

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WEB

World English Bible

For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

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ASV

American Standard Version

For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Hosea 6

⁴ What 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.

⁵ 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.

⁶ For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

⁷ But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.

⁸ Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with footprints of blood.

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