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Hosea 1:2
New International Version
Hosea 1:2
New International Version
Hosea’s Wife and Children
2 When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him, “Go, marry a promiscuous(A) woman and have children with her, for like an adulterous wife this land is guilty of unfaithfulness(B) to the Lord.”
Hosea 1:2
New American Standard Bible
Hosea 1:2
New American Standard Bible
2 When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, “(A)Go, take for yourself a wife [a]inclined to infidelity, and children of infidelity; for (B)the land commits flagrant infidelity, [b]abandoning the Lord.”
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Hosea 1:2
Amplified Bible
Hosea 1:2
Amplified Bible
2 When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to him, “Go, take for yourself a [a]wife of prostitution and have children of [her] prostitution; for the land commits great acts of prostitution by [b]not following the Lord.”
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Hosea 1:2
King James Version
Hosea 1:2
King James Version
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.
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Hosea 1:2
Contemporary English Version
Hosea 1:2
Contemporary English Version
Hosea's Family
2 The Lord said, “Hosea, Israel has betrayed me like an unfaithful wife.[a] Marry such a woman and have children by her.”
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- 1.2 unfaithful wife: In some Canaanite religions of Old Testament times, young women were expected to have sex with the worshipers of their god before marriage. Such women were called “temple prostitutes.” Many of the Israelite women did this same thing, and Hosea is told to marry one of them to show that the nation has turned from the Lord to worship idols.
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