Hosea 1:2-4

Common English Bible

God commands Hosea to marry

² When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to him,“Go, marry a prostitute and have children of prostitution, for the people of the land commit great prostitution by deserting the Lord.” ³ So Hosea went and took Gomer, Diblaim’s daughter, and she became pregnant and bore him a son. ⁴ The Lord said to him, “Name him Jezreel; for in a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel, and I will destroy the kingdom of the house of Israel.