6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
7 But like Adam they transgressed the covenant; there they dealt faithlessly with me.
8 Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with blood.
9 As robbers lie in wait for a man,so the priests band together;they murder on the way to Shechem;they commit villainy.
10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; Ephraim’s whoredom is there; Israel is defiled.
11 For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed,when I restore the fortunes of my people.