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


In Context

3 Let us acknowledge the Lord ; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth."

4 "What can I do with you, Ephraim? What can I do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears.

5 Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth; my judgments flashed like lightning upon you.

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

7 Like Adam, they have broken the covenant- they were unfaithful to me there.

8 Gilead is a city of wicked men, stained with footprints of 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

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.