Hosea 1

1The word of the Lord that came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah,^a Jotham,^b Ahaz,^c and Hezekiah,^d kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam^e 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 woman of promiscuity,^f

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.^{g 4}Then the Lord said to him:

Name him Jezreel,^Ah for in a little while

I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreelⁱ

on the house of Jehu^j

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

⁵On that day I will break the bow of Israel^k

in Jezreel Valley.^l

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

Name her Lo-ruhamah,^B

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,^m

and I will deliver them by the Lord their God.ⁿ

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

or by horses and cavalry.^o

⁸After Gomer had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived and gave birth to a son. ⁹Then the Lord said:

Name him Lo-ammi,^C

for you are not my people,

and I will not be your God.^Dp

¹⁰Yet the number of the Israelites

will be like the sand of the sea,^q

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.^r

¹¹And the Judeans and the Israelites

will be gathered together.^s

They will appoint for themselves a single ruler^t

and go up from^E the land.

For the day of Jezreel^u will be great.