1 The word of theLordthat came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah,Jotham,Ahaz,and Hezekiah,kings of Judah, and of Jeroboamson of Jehoash, king of Israel.
Hosea’s Marriage and Children
2 When theLordfirst spoke to Hosea, He said this to him:
Go and marry a promiscuous wife
and have children of promiscuity,
for the land is committing blatant acts of promiscuity
by abandoning theLord.
3 So he went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.
4 Then theLordsaid to him:
Name him Jezreel,for in a little while
I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel
on the house of Jehu
and put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.
5 On that day I will break the bow of Israel
in the Valley of Jezreel.
6 She conceived again and gave birth to a daughter, and theLordsaid to him:
Name her No Compassion,
for I will no longer have compassion
on the house of Israel.
I will certainly take them away.
7 But I will have compassion on the house of Judah,
and I will deliver them by theLordtheir God.
I will not deliver them by bow, sword, or war,
or by horses and cavalry.
8 After Gomer had weaned No Compassion, she conceived and gave birth to a son.
9 Then theLordsaid:
Name him Not My People,
for you are not My people,
and I will not be your God.
10 Yet the number of the Israelites
will be like the sand of the sea,
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.
11 And the Judeans and the Israelites
will be gathered together.
They will appoint for themselves a single ruler
and go up fromthe land.
For the day of Jezreelwill be great.
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