Hosea 1
1 The word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel.
2 When the LORD began speaking through Hosea, the LORD said to him, “Go, take for yourself a wife of prostitution and children of prostitution, because the land is prostituting itself, turning away from the LORD.”
3 So he went and took Gomer daughter of Diblaim; she conceived and bore him a son.
4 And the LORD said to him, “Name him Jezreel, because in a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed at Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.
5 On that day I will break Israel’s bow in the Valley of Jezreel.”
6 She conceived again and bore a daughter. And the LORD said to him, “Name her Lo-Ruhamah, because I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, to forgive them at all.
7 But I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them by the LORD their God. I will not save them by bow, or sword, or war, or horses, or horsemen.”
8 After she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived and bore a son.
9 And he said, “Name him Lo-Ammi, because you are not my people, and I will not be yours.”
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