For (A)I desire steadfast love[a] and not sacrifice,
    (B)the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

But (C)like Adam they (D)transgressed the covenant;
    (E)there they dealt faithlessly with me.
(F)Gilead is a city of evildoers,
    (G)tracked with blood.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 6:6 Septuagint mercy

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