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Hosea 1

Hosea's Wife and Children

1

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.

2

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."

3

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

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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.

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"On that day I will  abreak the bow of Israel in the  bvalley of Jezreel."

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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.

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"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."

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When she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived and gave birth to a son.

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And  1the LORD said, "Name him  2Lo-ammi, for you are not My people and I am not  3your God."

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 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."

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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.



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