1Yo, let’s bounce back to the Lord; He’s been rough, but He’ll heal us up. He’s hit us hard, but He’s got our backs.

2After two days, He’s gonna bring us back to life; on the third day, we’ll be vibin’ in His presence.

3We’ll know what’s good if we chase after the Lord; His moves are lit like the morning, and He’ll come to us like the rain, periodt.

4O Ephraim, what’s the deal? O Judah, what’s up with you? Your goodness is like a morning cloud, and it just dips like early dew.

5I’ve dropped truth bombs through the prophets; I’ve called them out with my words: your judgments shine like the morning light.

6I wanted mercy, not just sacrifices; knowing God is way more important than burnt offerings, no cap.

7But they’ve played me like everyone else, breaking the covenant and being sus with me.

8Gilead’s a city full of shady vibes, all messed up with blood.

9Just like thieves waiting for a lick, the priests be out here murdering and getting wild together.

10I’ve seen some straight-up wild stuff in Israel’s crib: Ephraim’s being unfaithful, and Israel’s totally defiled.

11Also, O Judah, He’s got a harvest lined up for you when I turn my people back around.

1Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

2After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

3Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

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.

9And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

10I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

11Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.