4. The Lord says, “Israel, what should I do with you?Judah, what should I do with you?Your faithfulness is like a morning mist,like the dew that goes away early in the day.
5. I have warned you by my prophetsthat I will kill you and destroy you.My justice comes out like bright light.
6. I want faithful lovemore than I want animal sacrifices.I want people to know memore than I want burnt offerings.
7. But they have broken the agreement as Adam did;they have been unfaithful to me.
8. Gilead is a city of people who do evil;their footprints are bloody.