The word of the LORD
which
came
to aHosea
the son
of Beeri
, during the days
of bUzziah
, cJotham
, dAhaz
and eHezekiah
, kings
of Judah
, and during the days
of fJeroboam
the son
of Joash
, king
of Israel
.
When the LORD first
spoke
through Hosea
, the LORD
said
to Hosea
, " aGo
, take
to yourself a wife
of harlotry
and have children
of harlotry
; for bthe land
commits
flagrant
harlotry
, 1forsaking
the LORD
."
So he went and took
Gomer
the daughter
of Diblaim
, and she conceived
and abore
him a son
.
And the LORD said
to him, "Name
him aJezreel
; for yet
a little
while
, and bI will 1punish
the house
of Jehu
for the bloodshed
of Jezreel
, and cI will put
an end
to the kingdom
of the house
of Israel
.
"On that day I will abreak
the bow
of Israel
in the bvalley
of Jezreel
."
Then she conceived again
and gave
birth
to a daughter
. And 1the LORD said
to him, "Name
her 2Lo-ruhamah
, for I will no
longer
ahave
compassion
on the house
of Israel
, that I would ever
forgive
them.
"But I will have acompassion
on the house
of Judah
and bdeliver
them by the LORD
their God
, and will not deliver
them by cbow
, sword
, battle
, horses
or horsemen
."
When she had weaned Lo-ruhamah
, she conceived
and gave
birth
to a son
.
And 1the LORD said, "Name
him 2Lo-ammi
, for you are not My people
and I am not 3your God."
1Yet the number of the sons
of Israel
Will be like the asand
of the sea
, Which
cannot
be measured
or numbered
; And bin the place
Where
it is said
to them, "You are cnot My people
," It will be said
to them, "You are the dsons
of the living
God
."
And the asons of Judah
and the sons
of Israel
will be bgathered
together
, And they will appoint
for themselves cone
leader
, And they will go
up from the land
, For great
will be the day
of Jezreel
.