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Hosea 1
Holman Christian Standard Bible

1 The word of the Lord that came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah,(A) Jotham,(B) Ahaz,(C) and Hezekiah,(D) kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam(E) son of Jehoash, king of Israel.

Hosea’s Marriage and Children

2 When the Lord first spoke to Hosea, He said this to him:

Go and marry a promiscuous wife(F)
and have children of promiscuity,
for the land is committing blatant acts of promiscuity
by abandoning the Lord.

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

Name him Jezreel,(H) for in a little while
I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel(I)
on the house of Jehu(J)
and put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.
5 On that day I will break the bow of Israel(K)
in the Valley of Jezreel.[a](L)

6 She conceived again and gave birth to a daughter, and the Lord said to him:

Name her No Compassion,[b]
for I will no longer have compassion
on the house of Israel.
I will certainly take them away.
7 But I will have compassion on the house of Judah,(M)
and I will deliver them by the Lord their God.(N)
I will not deliver them by bow, sword, or war,
or by horses and cavalry.(O)

8 After Gomer had weaned No Compassion, she conceived and gave birth to a son. 9 Then the Lord said:

Name him Not My People,[c]
for you are not My people,
and I will not be your God.[d](P)
10 [e]Yet the number of the Israelites
will be like the sand of the sea,(Q)
which cannot be measured or counted.
And in the place where they were told:
You are not My people,
they will be called: Sons of the living God.(R)
11 And the Judeans and the Israelites
will be gathered together.(S)
They will appoint for themselves a single ruler(T)
and go up from[f] the land.
For the day of Jezreel(U) will be great.

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 1:5 = God sows
  2. Hosea 1:6 Or Lo-ruhamah
  3. Hosea 1:9 Or Lo-ammi
  4. Hosea 1:9 Lit not be yours
  5. Hosea 1:10 Hs 2:1 in Hb
  6. Hosea 1:11 Or and flourish in; Hb obscure
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Hosea 1
International Standard Version

The Word of the Lord to Hosea

1 A message from the Lord came[a] to Beeri’s son Hosea[b] during the reigns of[c] Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the reign of[d] Joash’s son Jeroboam, who was king of Israel.

Hosea’s Wife and Family

2 When a message from the Lord came to Hosea, the Lord told him,[e] “Go marry a prostitute and have children with her,[f] because the land is prostituting itself by departing from the Lord.” 3 So he went out and married Diblaim’s daughter Gomer. She conceived with him and gave birth to a son.

Naming the Children

4 The Lord told Hosea,[g] “Name the child[h] ‘Jezreel,’[i] because in a little while I’ll avenge the blood that was shed by Jehu’s dynasty at Jezreel. I’ll put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel. 5 At that time I’ll shatter the military strength[j] of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”

6 Gomer[k] conceived again and gave birth to a daughter, so the Lord[l] told Hosea,[m] “Name her ‘Lo-ruhamah,’[n] because I will no longer be showing mercy to the house of Israel, nor will I forgive them. 7 But I’ll have mercy on the house of Judah, and I’ll save them by the Lord their God—I will not save them by the bow, by the sword, by battle, by horses, or by cavalry.”

8 After Gomer[o] had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived again and gave birth to a son, 9 so the Lord[p] told Hosea,[q] “Name him ‘Lo-ammi,’[r] because you are not my people, and I will not be your God.[s] 10 [t]Despite this, the number of the people of Israel will be like ocean sand, which can neither be measured nor counted. And the time will come when instead of it being said,[u] ‘You are not my people,’ it will be said,[v] ‘You are children of the living God.’ 11 [w]And the people of Judah and the people of Israel will be united as one. They will appoint for themselves a single leader and will take dominion over[x] the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel.

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 1:1 Lit. that came
  2. Hosea 1:1 The Heb. name Hosea means salvation
  3. Hosea 1:1 Lit. in the days of
  4. Hosea 1:1 Lit. in the days of
  5. Hosea 1:2 Lit. Hosea
  6. Hosea 1:2 Lit. children of prostitution
  7. Hosea 1:4 Lit. him
  8. Hosea 1:4 Lit. Name him
  9. Hosea 1:4 The Heb. name Jezreel means “God sows”
  10. Hosea 1:5 Lit. the bow
  11. Hosea 1:6 Lit. She
  12. Hosea 1:6 Lit. he
  13. Hosea 1:6 Lit. him
  14. Hosea 1:6 The Heb. name Lo-ruhamah means No mercy
  15. Hosea 1:8 Lit. she
  16. Hosea 1:9 Lit. he
  17. Hosea 1:9 Lit. him
  18. Hosea 1:9 The Heb. name Lo-ammi means Not my people
  19. Hosea 1:9 Lit. be for you
  20. Hosea 1:10 This vs. is 2:1 in MT
  21. Hosea 1:10 Lit. told them
  22. Hosea 1:10 Lit. told them
  23. Hosea 1:11 This vs. is 2:2 in MT
  24. Hosea 1:11 Lit. will go up from
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