Hosea 6:8
Gilead is a city of evildoers,
What it says
Gilead is described as a city of evildoers tracked with blood.
What it is doing
This verse gives concrete evidence of moral corruption in the land.
In context
1Come, let us return to the LORD. 2After two days He will revive us; 3So let us know — 4What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? 5Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; 6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, 7But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; 8Gilead is a city of evildoers, 9Like raiders who lie in ambush, 10In the house of Israel 11Also for you, O Judah,