Hosea 1:2-4

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² The Lord began to speak to Hosea with a message for his people. The Lord said to Hosea, ‘Go and marry a prostitute. She will give birth to children for you, as a prostitute. That will show how my people have not been faithful to me. They have turned away from me, the Lord, and they have served other gods.’

Hosea's wife and their children

³ So Hosea married a woman called Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim.^[a] Then Gomer became pregnant. She gave birth to a son for Hosea. ⁴ The Lord said to Hosea, ‘Call him Jezreel.^[b] This is because I will soon punish the family of Jehu. I will punish them because Jehu murdered people at Jezreel. I will cause the kingdom of Israel to come to an end.