Hosea 6:6
“For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Hosea 6:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn an Frömmigkeit habe ich Gefallen und nicht am Schlachtopfer, und an der Erkenntnis Gottes mehr als an Brandopfern.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque misericordia quise, y no sacrificio; y conocimiento de Dios más que holocaustos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Pois eu quero misericórdia, e não sacrifício; e conhecimento de Deus mais que ofertas de queima.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Pois desejo fidelidade, e não sacrifício; e o conhecimento de Deus mais do que ofertas queimadas.
📖 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.
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