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1 The word of Jehovah that came unto Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.2 When Jehovah spake at the first by Hosea, Jehovah said unto Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredom and children of whoredom; for the land doth commit great whoredom, departing from Jehovah.3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bare him a son.4 And Jehovah said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease.5 And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.6 And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And Jehovah said unto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah; for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel, that I should in any wise pardon them.7 But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by Jehovah their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.8 Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.9 And Jehovah said, Call his name Lo-ammi; for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass that, in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.11 And the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint themselves one head, and shall go up from the land; for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
HOSEA 1
1 t I am Hosea son of Beeri. When Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were the kings of Judah, and when Jeroboam son of Jehoasht was king of Israel, t the [Lord] spoke this message to me.Hosea's Family
2 The [Lord] said, “Hosea, Israel has betrayed me like an unfaithful wife.t Marry such a woman and have children by her.”
3 So I married Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and we had a son.
4 t Then the [Lord] said, “Hosea, name your son Jezreel, t because I will soon punish the descendants of King Jehu of Israel for the murders he committed in Jezreel Valley.t I will destroy his kingdom,
5 and in Jezreel Valley I will break the power of Israel.”
6 Later, Gomer had a daughter, and the [Lord] said, “Name her Lo-Ruhamah, t because I will no longer have mercy and forgive Israel.
7 But I am the [Lord] God of Judah, and I will have mercy and save Judah by my own power—not by wars and arrows or swords and cavalry.”
8 After Gomer had stopped nursing Lo-Ruhamah, she had another son.
9 Then the [Lord] said, “Name him Lo-Ammi, t because these people are not mine, and I am not their God.”Hope for Israel
10 t Someday it will be impossible to count the people of Israel, because there will be as many of them as there are grains of sand along the seashore. They are now called “Not My People,” but in the future they will be called “Children of the Living God.” 11 Israel and Judah will unite and choose one leader. Then they will take back their land, and this will be a great day for Jezreel.t