Hosea 1

1The word of the Lord that came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah, ^aJotham, ^bAhaz, ^cand Hezekiah, ^dkings of Judah, and of Jeroboam ^eson 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 ^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. ^g4Then the Lord said to him:

Name him Jezreel, ^hfor in a little while

I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel ⁱ

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 the Valley of Jezreel. ^lm

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

Name her No Compassion, ⁿ

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, ^o

and I will deliver them by the Lord their God. ^p

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

or by horses and cavalry. ^q

⁸After Gomer had weaned No Compassion, she conceived and gave birth to a son. ⁹Then the Lord said:

Name him Not My People, ^r

for you are not My people,

and I will not be your God. ^st

^10uYet the number of the Israelites

will be like the sand of the sea, ^v

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. ^w

¹¹And the Judeans and the Israelites

will be gathered together. ^x

They will appoint for themselves a single ruler ^y

and go up from ^zthe land.

For the day of Jezreel ^awill be great.