Hosea 1:2–5

HOSEA’S MARRIAGE AND CHILDREN

2 When 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.

3 So 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,A,h for in a little while

I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreeli

on the house of Jehuj

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

5 On that day I will break the bow of Israelk

in Jezreel Valley.l