Hosea 1

Hosea’s Wife and Children

1 The word of the Lord which came to aHosea the son of Beeri, during the days of bUzziah, cJotham, dAhaz, and eHezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the days of fJeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

2 When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, “ gGo, take for yourself a wife
Lit of infidelity; or fornication
inclined to infidelity, and children of infidelity; for ithe land commits flagrant infidelity,
Lit away from
abandoning the Lord.”
3So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and kbore him a son. 4And the Lord said to him, “Name him lJezreel; for in just a little while mI will
Lit visit the bloodshed of Jezreel on the house of Jehu
punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed of Jezreel, and oI will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.
5On that day I will pbreak the bow of Israel in the qValley of Jezreel.”

6 Then she conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. And
Lit He
the Lord said to him, “Name her
I.e., not having obtained mercy
Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer ttake pity on the house of Israel, that I would ever forgive them.
7But I will take upity on the house of Judah and vsave them by the Lord their God, and will not save them by wbow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.”

8 When she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived and gave birth to a son. 9And
Lit He
the Lord said, “Name him
I.e., not my people
Lo-ammi, because you are not My people, and I am not
Lit yours
your God.”

10
Ch 2:1 in Heb
Yet the number of the sons of Israel
Will be like the absand of the sea,
Which cannot be measured or counted;
And acin the place
Where it is said to them,
“You are adnot My people,”
It will be said to them,
You are the aesons of the living God.”

11 And the afsons of Judah and the sons of Israel will be aggathered together,
And they will appoint for themselves ahone leader,
And they will go up from the land,
For the day of Jezreel will be great.
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