Hosea Chapter 1

Hosea’s Wife and Children

1This is the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 thatH834 cameH1961 toH413 HoseaH1954 sonH1121 of BeeriH882 in the daysH3117 of UzziahH5818, JothamH3147, AhazH271, and HezekiahH3169, kingsH4428 of JudahH3063, andH3117 of JeroboamH3379 sonH1121 of JehoashH3101,1 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478.

2When the LORDH3068 firstH8462 spokeH1696 through HoseaH1954, HeH3068 toldH559H413 himH1954, “GoH1980, takeH3947 a prostituteH2183 as your wifeH802 and have childrenH3206 of adulteryH2183, becauseH3588 this landH776 is flagrantly prostituting itselfH2181 by departing fromH310 the LORDH3068.”

3So Hosea wentH1980 and marriedH3947 GomerH1586 daughterH1323 of DiblaimH1691, and she conceivedH2029 and boreH3205 him a sonH1121.

4Then the LORDH3068 saidH559 toH413 Hosea, “Name himH7121H8034 JezreelH3157,2 forH3588 soonH5750H4592 I will bringH6485 the bloodshedH1818 of JezreelH3157 uponH5921 the houseH1004 of JehuH3058, and I will put an endH7673 to the kingdomH4468 of IsraelH1004H3478. 5AndH1961 on thatH1931 dayH3117 I will breakH7665 the bowH7198 of IsraelH3478 in the ValleyH6010 of JezreelH3157.”

6Gomer againH5750 conceivedH2029 and gave birth toH3205 a daughterH1323, and the LORD saidH559 to Hosea, “NameH7121 herH8034 Lo-ruhamahH3819,3 forH3588 I will noH3808 longerH3254H5750 have compassionH7355 on the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, thatH3588 I should ever forgiveH5375 them. 7YetH853 I will have compassionH7355 on the houseH1004 of JudahH3063, and I will save themH3467—notH3808 by bowH7198 or swordH2719 or warH4421, not by horsesH5483 and cavalryH6571, but by the LORDH3068 their GodH430.”

8After she had weanedH1580 Lo-ruhamahH3819, Gomer conceivedH2029 and gave birth toH3205 a sonH1121. 9And the LORD saidH559, “NameH7121 himH8034 Lo-ammiH3818,4 forH3588 youH859 are notH3808 My peopleH5971, and IH595 am notH3808 your GodH1961.5

10Yet the numberH4557 of the IsraelitesH1121H3478 will beH1961 like the sandH2344 of the seaH3220, whichH834 cannotH3808 be measuredH4058 or countedH5608. And it will happen thatH1961 in the very placeH4725 whereH834 it was saidH559 to them, ‘YouH859 are notH3808 My peopleH5971,’ they will be calledH559 ‘sonsH1121 of the livingH2416 GodH410.’6 11Then the peopleH1121 of JudahH3063 and of IsraelH3478 will be gatheredH6908 togetherH3162, and they will appointH7760 for themselves oneH259 leaderH7218, and will go upH5927 outH4480 of the landH776. ForH3588 greatH1419 will be the dayH3117 of JezreelH3157.