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For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
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"But like men they transgressed the covenant; There they dealt treacherously with Me.
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Gilead is a city of evildoers, And defiled with blood.
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As bands of robbers lie in wait for a man, So the company of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they commit lewdness.
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I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel: There is the harlotry of Ephraim; Israel is defiled.
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Also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed for you, When I return the captives of My people.