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The Prophet Hosea

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The LORD’s(a) word that came to 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.
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When the LORD spoke at first by Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a wife of prostitution and children of unfaithfulness; for the land commits great adultery, forsaking the LORD.”
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So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.
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The LORD said to him, “Call his name Jezreel, for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, and will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease.
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It will happen in that day that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.”
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She conceived again, and bore a daughter. Then he said to him, “Call her name Lo-Ruhamah,(b) for I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, that I should in any way pardon them.
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But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God,(c) and will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.”
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Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.
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He said, “Call his name Lo-Ammi,(d) for you are not my people, and I will not be yours.
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Yet the number of the children of Israel will be as the sand of the sea, which can’t be measured or counted; and it will come to pass that, in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’
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The children of Judah and the children of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint themselves one head, and will go up from the land; for great will be the day of Jezreel.

Footnotes

(a)1:1 When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name.
(b)1:6 Lo-Ruhamah means “not loved”.
(c)1:7 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
(d)1:9 Lo-Ammi means “not my people”.
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.(a)
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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 Lo–ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.(b) (c) (d)
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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 Lo–ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.
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Then said God, Call his name Lo–ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.(e)
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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.(f)
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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.

Footnotes

(a)1:4 avenge: Heb. visit
(b)1:6 Lo–ruhamah: that is, Not having obtained mercy
(c)1:6 no…: Heb. not add any more to
(d)1:6 but…: or, that I should altogether pardon them
(e)1:9 Lo–ammi: that is, Not my people
(f)1:10 in…: or, instead of that
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