Hosea 1
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Hosea 1:2-3

2When the Lord first began speaking to Israel through Hosea, he said to him, “Go and marry a prostitute, so that some of her children will be conceived in prostitution. This will illustrate how Israel has acted like a prostitute by turning against the Lord and worshiping other gods.”

3So Hosea married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she became pregnant and gave Hosea a son.

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