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1 The worde of the Lord that came vnto Hosea the sonne of Beeri, in the daies of Vzziah, Iotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah Kings of Iudah, and in the daies of Ieroboam the sonne of Ioash king of Israel.
1 Yahweh’s 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.
2 At the beginning the Lord spake by Hosea, and the Lord said vnto Hosea, Goe, take vnto thee a wife of fornications, and children of fornications: for the lande hath committed great whoredome, departing from the Lord.
2 When Yahweh spoke at first by Hosea, Yahweh said to Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a wife of prostitution and children of unfaithfulness; for the land commits great adultery, forsaking Yahweh.”
3 So he went, and tooke Gomer, ye daughter of Diblaim, which conceiued and bare him a sonne.
3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.
4 And the Lord said vnto him, Cal his name Izreel: for yet a litle, and I will visite the blood of Izreel vpon the house of Iehu, and will cause to cease the kingdome of the house of Israel.
4 Yahweh 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.
5 And at that day will I also breake the bowe of Israel in the valley of Izreel.
5 It will happen in that day that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.”
6 She conceiued yet againe, and bare a daughter, and God saide vnto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah: for I will no more haue pitie vpon the house of Israel: but I wil vtterly take them away.
6 She conceived again, and bore a daughter. Then he said to him, “Call her name Lo-Ruhamah, for I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, that I should in any way pardon them.
7 Yet I will haue mercie vpon the house of Iudah, and wil saue them by the Lord their God, and wil not saue them by bow, nor by sword nor by battell, by horses, nor by horsemen.
7 But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by Yahweh their God, and will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.”
8 Nowe when she had wained Lo-ruhamah, shee conceiued, and bare a sonne.
8 Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.
9 Then saide God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for yee are not my people: therefore will I not be yours.
9 He said, “Call his name Lo-Ammi, for you are not my people, and I will not be yours.
10 Yet the nomber of the children of Israel shall be as the sande of the sea, which can not be measured nor tolde: and in the place where it was saide vnto them, Yee are not my people, it shall be saide vnto them, Yee are the sonnes of the liuing God.
10 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.’
11 Then shall the children of Iudah, and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint them selues one head, and they shall come vp out of the land: for great is the day of Izreel.
11 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.

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  • Beeri

    Father of Hosea

    Named as the father of the prophet Hosea.

    Cited in the guide: Hosea 1:1

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  • Diblaim

    Father of Gomer

    Named as the father of Gomer, whom Hosea married.

    Cited in the guide: Hosea 1:3

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  • Gomer

    Wife of Hosea

    The daughter of Diblaim whom Hosea married; she bore him a son and later bore a daughter and another son.

    Cited in the guide: Hosea 1:3; Hosea 1:6; Hosea 1:8

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  • Hosea

    Prophet to Israel

    The prophet to whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Uzziah to Hezekiah and of Jeroboam, whom the LORD told to take a prostitute as wife.

    Cited in the guide: Hosea 1:1; Hosea 1:2; Hosea 1:4

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  • Lo-ammi

    Son of Gomer

    The son born to Gomer after Lo-ruhamah was weaned, whom the LORD told Hosea to name Lo-ammi, meaning not My people. Hosea 1:8 says Gomer bore him; unlike Jezreel ('bore him a…

    Cited in the guide: Hosea 1:9

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  • Lo-ruhamah

    Daughter of Gomer

    The daughter born to Gomer whom the LORD told Hosea to name Lo-ruhamah, meaning no compassion. Hosea 1:6 says Gomer bore her; unlike Jezreel ('bore him a son', 1:3), the text does…

    Cited in the guide: Hosea 1:6; Hosea 1:8

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Cross references (10)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Romans 9:25; Isaiah 1:1; Micah 1:1; Amos 1:1; 2 Peter 1:21
  2. 2 Hosea 2:4–5; Hosea 3:1; Deuteronomy 31:16; Psalm 106:39; Jeremiah 3:9
  3. 3 Isaiah 8:1–3
  4. 4 2 Kings 10:10–11; 2 Kings 10:7–8; Jeremiah 3:8; 2 Kings 10:29–31; Hosea 1:6
  5. 5 Judges 6:33; Joshua 17:16; Jeremiah 51:56; Psalm 37:15; Psalm 46:9
  6. 6 1 Peter 2:10; Hosea 2:23; Isaiah 27:11; 2 Kings 17:6; Hosea 2:4
  7. 7 Zechariah 4:6; Isaiah 12:2; 2 Kings 19:35; Psalm 44:3–6; Hosea 11:12
  8. 9 Jeremiah 15:1
  9. 10 2 Corinthians 6:18; Galatians 4:6–7; John 1:12; Romans 9:25–28; 1 Peter 2:9–10
  10. 11 Hosea 3:5; Isaiah 11:12–13; Jeremiah 50:4–5; Jeremiah 31:33; Jeremiah 23:5–8

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What the Fathers said

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  1. Quotes verse 1:2 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book IV, Chapter XVIII)

    For this reason did Hosea the prophet take "a wife of whoredoms," prophesying by means of the action, "that in committing fornication the earth should fornicate from the Lord," that is, the men who are upon the earth; and from men of this stamp it will be God's good pleasure to take out a Church which shall be sanctified by …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 1:1 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVIII, Chapters 26–29)

    At the beginning of the book of the prophet Hosea, who is placed first of twelve, it is written, "The word of the Lord which came to Hosea in the days of Uzziah, Jothan, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah." Amos also writes that he prophesied in the days of Uzziah, and adds the name of Jeroboam king of Israel, …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  3. Quotes verse 1:10 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVIII, Chapters 26–29)

    He says, "And it shall come to pass that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there they shall be called the sons of the living God." Even the apostles understood this as a prophetic testimony of the calling of the nations who did not formerly belong to God; and because this same …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  4. Quotes verse 1:11 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVIII, Chapters 26–29)

    … children of Abraham, and for that reason is rightly called Israel, therefore he goes on to say, "And the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together in one, and shall appoint themselves one headship, and shall ascend from the earth." We should but weaken the savor of this prophetic oracle if we set ourselves to …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)