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Hosea 6:6 KJV
Hosea · chapter 6 · verse 6 · King James Version
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.Hosea 6:6 · King James Version
Hosea 6:6 in context
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.
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.
6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
7But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
8Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.
Cross references
- Matthew 9:13
- Matthew 12:7
- Proverbs 21:3
- 1 Samuel 15:22
- Amos 5:21
- Ecclesiastes 5:1
- Isaiah 1:11
- Jeremiah 22:16
Key words (Strong's)
- sacrificezebachproperly, a slaughterH2077 →
- knowledgedaʻathknowledgeH1847 →
- desiredchâphêtsproperly, to incline toH2654 →
- mercychêçêdkindnessH2617 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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