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Hosea 1:1
1The word of the Lord that came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.
Hosea 1:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The word of the Lord 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.
- New International Version (NIV)The word of the Lord that came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the reign of Jeroboam son of Jehoash king of Israel:
- English Standard Version (ESV)The word of the Lord that came to 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The word of the Lord that came to 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.
Context of Hosea 1:1
The word of the Lord that came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel. 2When the Lord first spoke to Hosea, he said this to him: Go and marry a woman of promiscuity, and have children of promiscuity, for the land is committing blatant acts of promiscuity by abandoning the Lord. 3So he went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.
Read all of Hosea 1Hosea 1:1 word by word
דְּבַר־יְהוָ֣ה׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֗ה אֶל־הוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙ בֶּן־בְּאֵרִ֔י בִּימֵ֨י עֻזִּיָּ֥ה יוֹתָ֛ם אָחָ֥ז יְחִזְקִיָּ֖ה מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וּבִימֵ֛י יָרָבְעָ֥ם בֶּן־יוֹאָ֖שׁ מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- that came unto Hoseaהוֹשֵׁעַhôshêa‛ · HoseaH1954
- the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Beeriבְּאֵרִיbe'êrîy · BeeriH882
- in the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- of Uzziahעֻזִּיָּהוּ‛ûzzîyâh ‛ûzzîyâhû · UzziahH5818
- Jothamיוֹתָםyôthâm · JothamH3147
- Ahazאָחָז'âchâz · AhazH271
- Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּהyechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · HezekiahH3169
- kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- of Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
- of Joashיוֹאָשׁyô'âsh yô'âsh · JoashH3101
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
Cross-references for Hosea 1:1
- Jeremiah 1:2The word of the Lord came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.
- Ezekiel 1:3the word of the Lord came directly to the priest Ezekiel son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar Canal. The Lord’s hand was on him there.
- Joel 1:1The word of the Lord that came to Joel son of Pethuel:
- Jonah 1:1The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai:
- Zechariah 1:1In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of Iddo:
- John 10:35If he called those to whom the word of God came ‘gods’ — and the Scripture cannot be broken —
- 2 Peter 1:21because no prophecy ever came by the will of man; instead, men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 9:25As it also says in Hosea, I will call Not My People, My People, and she who is Unloved, Beloved.
- Isaiah 1:1The vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah.
- Micah 1:1The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Moreshite — what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
- 2 Kings 14:16Jehoash rested with his ancestors, and he was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. His son Jeroboam became king in his place.
- 2 Kings 15:1In the twenty-seventh year of Israel’s King Jeroboam, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.
- 2 Kings 16:1In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.
- 2 Kings 18:1In the third year of Israel’s King Hoshea son of Elah, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 26:1All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
Commentaries on Hosea 1:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Hosea, the son of Beeri - See the preceding account of this prophet. In the days of Uzziah, etc. - If we suppose, says Bp. Newcome, that Hosea prophesied during the course of sixty-six years, and place him from the year 790 before Christ to the year 724, he will have exercised his office eight years in the reign of Jeroboam the second, thirty-three years in the reign of Uzziah, the whole reigns of Jotham and Ahaz, and three years in the reign of Hezekiah…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The word of the Lord, that came unto Hosea - Hosea, at the very beginning of his prophecy, declares that all this, which he delivered, came, not from his own mind but from God. As Paul says, “Paul an Apostle, not of men neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father.” He refers all to God, and claims all obedience to Him. That word came to him; it existed then before, in the mind of God. It was first God‘s, then it became the prophet‘s, receiving…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Hosea is supposed to have been of the kingdom of Israel. He lived and prophesied during a long period. The scope of his predictions appears to be, to detect, reprove, and convince the Jewish nation in general, and the Israelites in particular, of their many sins, particularly their idolatry: the corrupt state of the kingdom is also noticed. But he invites them to repentance, with promises of mercy, and gospel predictions of the future restoration of the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1This is the word of the LORD: The book of Hosea starts by stating that these are not just human words but a message from the one true God (compare Joel 1:1; Micah 1:1; Zephaniah 1:1). Hosea son of Beeri: Several other important people in the Old Testament are also named Hosea (or Hoshea; both names are spelled the same in Hebrew; Numbers 13:8; 2 Kings 17:1). Hosea means “the Lord saves,” which is a fitting name for this prophet. Jeroboam … king of Israel…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1The first of the twelve minor prophets in the order of the canon (called "minor," not as less in point of inspired authority, but simply in point of size). The twelve are first mentioned by Jesus, the son of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus 49:10). St. Stephen, in Ac 7:42 (in referring to Am 5:27), quotes them as forming one collective body of writings, "the book of the prophets." So Jerome and Melito, the first Greek father who has left us a catalogue of these…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Hosea 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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