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6For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice;and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. 7But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant.They were unfaithful to me there. 8Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity;it is stained with blood. 9As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man,so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem,committing shameful crimes. 10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing.There is prostitution in Ephraim.Israel is defiled.