Hosea 6:6 · KJV
“For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.”
— Hosea 6:6
Therefore 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. {and...: or, that thy judgments might be, etc}
But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me. {men: or, Adam}
Hosea 6 — Context
O 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. {goodness: or, mercy, or, kindness}
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. {and...: or, that thy judgments might be, etc}
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. {men: or, Adam}
8Gilead {is} a city of them that work iniquity, {and is} polluted with blood. {polluted: or, cunning for}
Cross References
Matthew 9:13
But go ye and learn what {that} meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Matthew 12:7
But if ye had known what {this} meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
Proverbs 21:3
To do justice and judgment {is} more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
1 Samuel 15:22
And Samuel said, Hath the LORD {as great} delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey {is} better than sacrifice, {and} to hearken than the fat of rams.
Amos 5:21
I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. {in...: or, your holy days}
Ecclesiastes 5:1
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
Isaiah 1:11
To what purpose {is} the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. {he goats: Heb. great he goats}
Matthew 5:7
Blessed {are} the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.