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Hosea's message

1 This is the message that the Lord gave to Hosea, the son of Beeri. [ a ] He gave this message during the time that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. It was during the time when Joash's son Jeroboam was the king of Israel.

2 The Lord began to speak to Hosea with a message for his people. The Lord said to Hosea, ‘Go and marry a prostitute. She will give birth to children for you, as a prostitute. That will show how my people have not been faithful to me. They have turned away from me, the Lord , and they have served other gods.’

Hosea's wife and their children

3 So Hosea married a woman called Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. [ b ] Then Gomer became pregnant. She gave birth to a son for Hosea. 4 The Lord said to Hosea, ‘Call him Jezreel. [ c ] This is because I will soon punish the family of Jehu. I will punish them because Jehu murdered people at Jezreel. I will cause the kingdom of Israel to come to an end. 5 At that time, I will completely destroy the power of Israel's army in Jezreel valley.’

6 Gomer became pregnant again. She gave birth to a daughter. The Lord said to Hosea, ‘Call her Lo-Ruhamah. [ d ] This is because I will not continue to show love to Israel's people. I will not forgive their sins any more. 7 But I will continue to love the people of Judah. I will save them from the power of their enemies. I will not use weapons to do this in a battle. I will not use an army, or horses, or chariots. Instead, it will be the power of the Lord their God that saves them.’

8 After Lo-Ruhamah stopped drinking Gomer's milk, Gomer became pregnant again. She gave birth to another son. 9 Then the Lord said, ‘Call him Lo-Ammi. [ e ] This is because you Israelites are not my people. I am not your God.’

A promise about Israel's future

10 In the future, nobody will be able to count the number of Israel's people. They will be as much as the sand on the shore of the sea. God has said to them, ‘You are not my people.’ But at that time, he will say to them, ‘You are children of the God who lives!’ 11 Then the people of Judah and the people of Israel will come together again. They will choose a single leader to rule them. They will return to live in their own land. They will know that the day of Jezreel is a great day.

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 When we write Lord like this, it is a special name for God. Sometimes people write it as ‘Yahweh’, or as ‘Jehovah’. It is his own name that he told Moses. See Exodus 3:14 . It means ‘I am who I am’. This shows that God has always been there and he always will be there.
  2. 1:3 Gomer was a prostitute. Israel is like a prostitute, because the people worship many false gods. They do not stay with the true God, as a woman should stay with her husband.
  3. 1:4 The name Jezreel means ‘God plants’.
  4. 1:6 The name Lo-Ruhamah means ‘No love’.
  5. 1:9 The name Lo-Ammi means ‘Not my people’.

The Lord God’s Message Through Hosea

1 This is the Lord ’s message that came to Hosea son of Beeri during the time that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, and Jeroboam son of Joash was king of Israel.

2 This was the Lord ’s first message to Hosea. The Lord said, “Go, marry a prostitute who has had children as a result of her prostitution. Do this because the people in this country have acted like prostitutes—they have been unfaithful to the Lord .”

The Birth of Jezreel

3 So Hosea married Gomer daughter of Diblaim. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Hosea. 4 The Lord said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, [ a ] because soon I will punish the family of Jehu for the people he killed at Jezreel Valley. [ b ] Then I will put an end to the kingdom of the nation [ c ] of Israel. 5 And at that time I will break Israel’s bow at Jezreel Valley.”

The Birth of Lo-Ruhamah

6 Then Gomer became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter. The Lord said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-Ruhamah, [ d ] because I will not show mercy to the nation of Israel anymore, nor will I forgive them. 7 But I will show mercy to the nation of Judah. I will save them, but I will not use bows or swords or war horses and soldiers to save them. I will save them by my own power. [ e ] ”

The Birth of Lo-Ammi

8 After Gomer had finished nursing Lo-Ruhamah, she became pregnant again and gave birth to a son. 9 Then the Lord said, “Name him Lo-Ammi, [ f ] because you are not my people, and I am not your God.”

The Lord Speaks to the Nation of Israel

10 “In the future the number of the people of Israel will be like the sand of the sea, which you cannot measure or count. In the same place that God told them, ‘You are not my people,’ he will call them ‘children of the Living God.’

11 “Then the people of Judah and the people of Israel will be gathered together. They will choose one ruler for themselves, and their nation will be too large for the land. [ g ] Jezreel’s day will be great!

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 1:4 Jezreel This name in Hebrew means “God will plant seeds.”
  2. Hosea 1:4 people … at Jezreel Valley See 2 Kings 9-10 for the story of Jehu’s revolt at Jezreel Valley.
  3. Hosea 1:4 nation Literally, “house.” This might mean the royal family of that country. Also in verse 6.
  4. Hosea 1:6 Lo-Ruhamah This name in Hebrew means “She receives no mercy.” Also in verse 8.
  5. Hosea 1:7 by my own power Literally, “by the Lord their God.”
  6. Hosea 1:9 Lo-Ammi This name in Hebrew means “not my people.”
  7. Hosea 1:11 their nation … land Literally, “they will go up from the land.”

1 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.

2 The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the Lord .

3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.

4 And the Lord said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.

5 And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel, in the valley of Jezreel.

6 And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.

7 But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the Lord their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.

8 Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.

9 Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.

10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.

11 Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.

Hosea’s Wife and Children

1 The word of the Lord which came to ( A ) Hosea the son of Beeri, during the days of ( B ) Uzziah, ( C ) Jotham, ( D ) Ahaz, and ( E ) Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the days of ( F ) Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

2 When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, “ ( G ) Go, take for yourself a wife [ a ] inclined to infidelity, and children of infidelity; for ( H ) the land commits flagrant infidelity, [ b ] abandoning the Lord .” 3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and ( I ) bore him a son. 4 And the Lord said to him, “Name him ( J ) Jezreel; for in just a little while ( K ) I will [ c ] punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed of Jezreel, and ( L ) I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel. 5 On that day I will ( M ) break the bow of Israel in the ( N ) Valley of Jezreel.”

6 Then she conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. And [ d ] the Lord said to him, “Name her [ e ] Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer ( O ) take pity on the house of Israel, that I would ever forgive them. 7 But I will take ( P ) pity on the house of Judah and ( Q ) save them by the Lord their God, and will not save them by ( R ) bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.”

8 When she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived and gave birth to a son. 9 And [ f ] the Lord said, “Name him [ g ] Lo-ammi, because you are not My people, and I am not [ h ] your God.”

10 [ i ] Yet the number of the sons of Israel
Will be like the ( S ) sand of the sea,
Which cannot be measured or counted;
And ( T ) in the place
Where it is said to them,
“You are ( U ) not My people,”
It will be said to them,
“ You are the ( V ) sons of the living God.”
11 And the ( W ) sons of Judah and the sons of Israel will be ( X ) gathered together,
And they will appoint for themselves ( Y ) one leader,
And they will go up from the land,
For the day of Jezreel will be great.

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 1:2 Lit of infidelity ; or fornication
  2. Hosea 1:2 Lit away from
  3. Hosea 1:4 Lit visit the bloodshed of Jezreel on the house of Jehu
  4. Hosea 1:6 Lit He
  5. Hosea 1:6 I.e., not having obtained mercy
  6. Hosea 1:9 Lit He
  7. Hosea 1:9 I.e., not my people
  8. Hosea 1:9 Lit yours
  9. Hosea 1:10 Ch 2:1 in Heb

1 The word of the Lord that came ( A ) to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah, ( B ) Jotham, ( C ) Ahaz ( D ) and Hezekiah, ( E ) kings of Judah, ( F ) and during the reign of Jeroboam ( G ) son of Jehoash [ a ] king of Israel: ( H )

Hosea’s Wife and Children

2 When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him, “Go, marry a promiscuous ( I ) woman and have children with her, for like an adulterous wife this land is guilty of unfaithfulness ( J ) to the Lord .” 3 So he married Gomer ( K ) daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

4 Then the Lord said to Hosea, “Call him Jezreel, ( L ) because I will soon punish the house of Jehu for the massacre at Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel. 5 In that day I will break Israel’s bow in the Valley of Jezreel. ( M ) ”

6 Gomer ( N ) conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. Then the Lord said to Hosea, “Call her Lo-Ruhamah (which means “not loved”), ( O ) for I will no longer show love to Israel, ( P ) that I should at all forgive them. 7 Yet I will show love to Judah; and I will save them—not by bow, ( Q ) sword or battle, or by horses and horsemen, but I, the Lord their God, ( R ) will save them.”

8 After she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, ( S ) Gomer had another son. 9 Then the Lord said, “Call him Lo-Ammi (which means “not my people”), for you are not my people, and I am not your God. [ b ] ( T )

10 “Yet the Israelites will be like the sand on the seashore, which cannot be measured or counted. ( U ) In the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called ‘children of the living God.’ ( V ) 11 The people of Judah and the people of Israel will come together; ( W ) they will appoint one leader ( X ) and will come up out of the land, ( Y ) for great will be the day of Jezreel. [ c ] ( Z )

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 1:1 Hebrew Joash, a variant of Jehoash
  2. Hosea 1:9 Or your I am
  3. Hosea 1:11 In Hebrew texts 1:10,11 is numbered 2:1,2.
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