6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice: and the knowledge of God more than holocausts.


In Context

3 He will revive us after two days: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. We shall know, and we shall follow on, that we may know the Lord. His going forth is prepared as the morning light, and he will come to us as the early and the latter rain to the earth.

4 What shall I do to thee, O Ephraim? what shall I do to thee, O Juda? your mercy is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth away in the morning.

5 For this reason have I hewed them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments shall go forth as the light.

6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice: and the knowledge of God more than holocausts.

7 But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant, there have they dealt treacherously against me.

8 Galaad is a city of workers of idols, supplanted with blood.

Hosea 6:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

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

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:6For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:6For I delight in loving-kindness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice: and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:6For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.