Hosea 1

1 The word of the Lord that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of *2 Chr. 26; Is. 1:1; Amos 1:1Uzziah, *2 Kin. 15:5, 7, 32–38; 2 Chr. 27; Mic. 1:1Jotham, *2 Kin. 16:1–20; 2 Chr. 28Ahaz, and*2 Kin. 18—20; 2 Chr. 29:1—32:33; Mic. 1:1Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of *2 Kin. 13:13; 14:23–29; Amos 1:1Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

The Family of Hosea

2 When the Lord began to speak by Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea:

*Hos. 3:1"Go, take yourself a wife of harlotry

And children of harlotry,

For *Deut. 31:16; Judg. 2:17; Ps. 73:27; Jer. 2:13; Ezek. 16:1–59; 23:1–49the land has committed great harlotry

Bydeparting from the Lord."

3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son. 4 Then the Lord said to him:

"Call his name Jezreel,

For in a little while

*2 Kin. 10:11I will avenge the bloodshed of Jezreel on the house of Jehu,

*2 Kin. 15:8–10; 17:6, 23; 18:11And bring an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

5 *2 Kin. 15:29It shall come to pass in that day

That I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel."

6 And she conceived again and bore a daughter. Then God said to him:

"Call her name Lo-Ruhamah,

*2 Kin. 17:6For I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel,

But I will utterly take them away.

7 *2 Kin. 19:29–35; Is. 30:18; 37:36, 37Yet I will have mercy on the house of Judah,

Will save them by the Lord their God,

And *Ps. 44:3–7; (Zech. 4:6)will not save them by bow,

Nor by sword or battle,

By horses or horsemen."

8 Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived and bore a son. 9 Then God said:

"Call his name Lo-Ammi,

For you are not My people,

And I will not be your God.

The Restoration of Israel

10 "Yet *Gen. 22:17; 32:12; Jer. 33:22the number of the children of Israel

Shall be as the sand of the sea,

Which cannot be measured or numbered.

*1 Pet. 2:10And it shall come to pass

In the place where it was said to them,

‘You are not My *Rom. 9:26people,’

There it shall be said to them,

‘Youare*Is. 63:16; 64:8; (John 1:12)sons of the living God.’

11 *Is. 11:11–13; Jer. 3:18; 50:4; (Ezek. 34:23; 37:15–28)Then the children of Judah and the children of Israel

Shall be gathered together,

And appoint for themselves one head;

And they shall come up out of the land,

For great willbe the day of Jezreel!