Hosea 1
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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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Hosea 1
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1The Lord sent a message to Hosea son of Beeri at the time when Uzziah, Jotham, and Ahaz were the kings of Judah, and Jeroboam son of Jehoash#1:1. Spelled here “Joash.” was the king of Israel. 2The Lord began speaking through Hosea by telling him, “Go and take a wife who is a prostitute and have children born to a prostitute,#1:2. Literally “children of prostitution.” There is much debate over this phrase. Some believe this indicates that Gomer had children as a result of her prostitution before marrying Hosea. Others believe this could have happened later as she returned to her former ways (note that only the first child, Jezreel, is clearly identified as being Hosea's). Still others believe that this means any children Hosea had with Gomer would be tainted by her reputation as a prostitute. because those living in this land have committed terrible prostitution by turning away from the Lord.”
3So Hosea went and married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. She became pregnant and bore Hosea a son. 4The Lord told Hosea, “Call him Jezreel,#1:4. Jezreel means “the Lord will sow” (or scatter, since that was the way in which seed was sown). Jezreel was historically a place of much violence and bloodshed. because I am going to punish the house of Jehu for the blood he shed at Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel. 5On that day I will break Israel's military power in the valley of Jezreel.”
6Gomer became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter. The Lord told Hosea, “Call her Lo-ruhamah,#1:6. The name means “unloved.” because I will no longer love the house of Israel and certainly not forgive them. 7But I will have pity on the house of Judah, and I will save them—but I will not save them by bow or sword or war or horses and riders.”
8After Gomer had weaned Lo-ruhamah she became pregnant again and gave birth to a son. 9The Lord told Hosea, “Call him Lo-ammi,#1:9. The name means “not my people.” because you are not my people and I am not your God.#1:9. Literally, “I am not yours.” 10Even so#1:10. “Even so”—transition supplied. The Hebrew simply says “and.” the number of the people of Israel will be like the sand on the seashore that cannot be measured or counted. Then right there at the place where they were told ‘you are not my people’ they will be called ‘the children of the living God.’ 11The people of Israel and the people of Judah will be gathered together and they will choose one leader for themselves and they will take possession of the land, and the day of Jezreel will be great.”
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