Hoshea (Hos) 1

1This is the word of Adonai that came to Hoshea the son of Be’eri during the reigns of ‘Uziyah, Yotam, Achaz and Y’chizkiyah, kings of Y’hudah, and during the reign of Yarov‘am the son of Yo’ash, king of Isra’el. 2Adonai’s opening words in speaking to Hoshea were to instruct Hoshea,

“Go, marry a whore,

and have children with this whore;

for the land is engaged in flagrant whoring,

whoring away from Adonai.”

3So he went and married Gomer the daughter of Divlayim, and she conceived and bore him a son. 4Adonai said to him, “Call him Yizre‘el, because in only a short time I will punish the house of Yehu for having shed blood at Yizre‘el; I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Isra’el. 5When that day comes, I will break the bow of Isra’el in the Yizre‘el Valley.”

6She conceived again and bore a daughter. Adonai said to him, “Name her Lo-Ruchamah [unpitied], for I will no longer have pity on the house of Isra’el. By no means will I forgive them. 7But I will pity the house of Y’hudah; I will save them not by bow, sword, battle, horses or cavalry, but by Adonai their God.”

8After weaning Lo-Ruchamah, she conceived and bore a son. 9Adonai said, “Name him Lo-‘Ammi [not-my-people], because you are not my people, and I will not be your [God].

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Hosea 1

1The word of the Lord that came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah, # 2Ch 26:1-23; Is 1:1; Am 1:1 Jotham, # 2Kg 15:5; 2Ch 27:1-9 Ahaz, # 2Kg 16:1-20; 2Ch 28:1-27; Is 1:1; 7:1-17; Mc 1:1 and Hezekiah, # 2Kg 18:1–20:21; 2Ch 29:1–32:33; Mc 1:1 kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam # 2Kg 13:13; 14:23-29; Am 1:1 son of Jehoash, king of Israel.

Hosea’s Marriage and Children

2When the Lord first spoke to Hosea, He said this to him:

Go and marry a promiscuous wife # Hs 3:1

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. # Ezk 23:4 4Then the Lord said to him:

Name him Jezreel, # Hs 2:22 for in a little while

I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel # 2Kg 9:24–10:11

on the house of Jehu # 2Kg 9:7; 10:30; 15:10

and put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

5On that day I will break the bow of Israel # Gn 49:24; Jb 29:20; Jr 49:35

in the Valley of Jezreel. # = God sows # Jos 17:16; Jdg 6:33

6She conceived again and gave birth to a daughter, and the Lord said to him:

Name her No Compassion, # Or Lo-ruhamah

for I will no longer have compassion

on the house of Israel.

I will certainly take them away.

7But I will have compassion on the house of Judah, # Is 30:18

and I will deliver them by the Lord their God. # Jr 25:5-6; Zch 9:9-10

I will not deliver them by bow, sword, or war,

or by horses and cavalry. # Ps 44:3-7

8After Gomer had weaned No Compassion, she conceived and gave birth to a son. 9Then the Lord said:

Name him Not My People, # Or Lo-ammi

for you are not My people,

and I will not be your God. # Lit not be yours # Ex 6:7; Lv 26:12; Jr 7:23; 11:4; 30:22; Ezk 36:28

10# Hs 2:1 in HbYet the number of the Israelites

will be like the sand of the sea, # Gn 22:17; Jr 33:22

which cannot be measured or counted.

And in the place where they were told:

You are not My people,

they will be called: Sons of the living God. # Rm 9:25-27

11And the Judeans and the Israelites

will be gathered together. # Jr 23:5-6; 50:4-5; Ezk 37:18-25; Hs 3:5

They will appoint for themselves a single ruler # Jr 30:21; Hs 3:5

and go up from # Or and flourish in ; Hb obscure the land.

For the day of Jezreel # Ezk 36:9-11 will be great.

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