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When Yahweh spoke at first by Hosea, Yahweh said to Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a wife of prostitution and children of unfaithfulness; for the land commits great adultery, forsaking Yahweh.”

So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.

Yahweh said to him, “Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, and will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease. It will happen in that day that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.”

She conceived again, and bore a daughter.

Then he said to him, “Call her name Lo-Ruhamah[a]; for I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, that I should in any way pardon them. But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by Yahweh their God,[b] and will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.”

Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.

He said, “Call his name Lo-Ammi[c]; for you are not my people, and I will not be yours.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:6 Lo-Ruhamah means “not loved”.
  2. 1:7 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
  3. 1:9 Lo-Ammi means “not my people”.

Hosea’s Wife and Family

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

Naming the Children

The Lord told Hosea,[c] “Name the child[d] ‘Jezreel,’[e] 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. At that time I’ll shatter the military strength[f] of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”

Gomer[g] conceived again and gave birth to a daughter, so the Lord[h] told Hosea,[i] “Name her ‘Lo-ruhamah,’[j] because I will no longer be showing mercy to the house of Israel, nor will I forgive them. 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.”

After Gomer[k] had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived again and gave birth to a son, so the Lord[l] told Hosea,[m] “Name him ‘Lo-ammi,’[n] because you are not my people, and I will not be your God.[o]

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 1:2 Lit. Hosea
  2. Hosea 1:2 Lit. children of prostitution
  3. Hosea 1:4 Lit. him
  4. Hosea 1:4 Lit. Name him
  5. Hosea 1:4 The Heb. name Jezreel means “God sows”
  6. Hosea 1:5 Lit. the bow
  7. Hosea 1:6 Lit. She
  8. Hosea 1:6 Lit. he
  9. Hosea 1:6 Lit. him
  10. Hosea 1:6 The Heb. name Lo-ruhamah means No mercy
  11. Hosea 1:8 Lit. she
  12. Hosea 1:9 Lit. he
  13. Hosea 1:9 Lit. him
  14. Hosea 1:9 The Heb. name Lo-ammi means Not my people
  15. Hosea 1:9 Lit. be for you