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

²When 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.

³So he went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.^(G) ⁴Then 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.
⁵On that day I will break the bow of Israel^(K)
in the Valley of Jezreel.^[a]^(L)

⁶She 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.
⁷But 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)

⁸After Gomer had weaned No Compassion, she conceived and gave birth to a son. ⁹Then 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)
¹¹And 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.