1 The word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the reign of Jeroboam son of Jehoash "king of Israel:2 When the LORD began to speak through Hosea, the LORD said to him, "Go, marry a promiscuous woman and have children with her, for like an adulterous wife this land is guilty of unfaithfulness to the LORD."3 So he married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.4 Then the LORD said to Hosea, "Call him Jezreel, 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."6 Gomer conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. Then the LORD said to Hosea, "Call her Lo-Ruhamah (which means "not loved"), for I will no longer show love to Israel, that I should at all forgive them.7 Yet I will show love to Judah; and I will save them —not by bow, sword or battle, or by horses and horsemen, but I, the LORD their God, will save them."8 After she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, 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. [^2]10 "Yet the Israelites will be like the sand on the seashore, which cannot be measured or counted. In the place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' they will be called 'children of the living God.'11 The people of Judah and the people of Israel will come together; they will appoint one leader and will come up out of the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel. [^3]
1 Verbum Domini, quod factum est ad Osee, filium Beeri, in diebus Ozi, Joathan, Achaz, Ezechi, regum Juda ; et in diebus Jeroboam, filii Joas, regis Isral.2 Principium loquendi Domino in Osee. Et dixit Dominus ad Osee : Vade, sume tibi uxorem fornicationum, et fac tibi filios fornicationum, quia fornicans fornicabitur terra a Domino. 3 Et abiit, et accepit Gomer, filiam Debelaim : et concepit, et peperit ei filium. 4 Et dixit Dominus ad eum : Voca nomen ejus Jezrahel, quoniam adhuc modicum, et visitabo sanguinem Jezrahel super domum Jehu, et quiescere faciam regnum domus Isral. 5 Et in illa die conteram arcum Isral in valle Jezrahel. 6 Et concepit adhuc, et peperit filiam. Et dixit ei : Voca nomen ejus, Absque misericordia, quia non addam ultra misereri domui Isral, sed oblivione obliviscar eorum. 7 Et domui Juda miserebor, et salvabo eos in Domino Deo suo ; et non salvabo eos in arcu et gladio, et in bello, et in equis, et in equitibus. 8 Et ablactavit eam qu erat Absque misericordia. Et concepit, et peperit filium. 9 Et dixit : Voca nomen ejus, Non populus meus, quia vos non populus meus, et ego non ero vester. 10 Et erit numerus filiorum Isral quasi arena maris, qu sine mensura est, et non numerabitur. Et erit in loco ubi dicetur eis : Non populus meus vos : dicetur eis : Filii Dei viventis. 11 Et congregabuntur filii Juda et filii Isral pariter ; et ponent sibimet caput unum, et ascendent de terra, quia magnus dies Jezrahel.