The word of the LORD
that came unto Hosea
, the son
of Beeri
, in the days
of Uzziah
, Jotham
, Ahaz
, and Hezekiah
, kings
of Judah
, and in the days
of Jeroboam
the son
of Joash
, king
of Israel
.
The beginning of the word
of the LORD
by Hosea
. And the LORD
said
to Hosea
, Go
, take
unto thee a wife
of whoredoms
and children
of whoredoms
: for the land
hath committed great
whoredom
, departing from
the LORD
.
So he went and took
Gomer
the daughter
of Diblaim
; which conceived
, and bare
him a son
.
And the LORD said
unto him, Call
his name
Jezreel
; for yet a little
while , and I will avenge
the blood
of Jezreel
upon the house
of Jehu
, and will cause to cease
the kingdom
of the house
of Israel
.
And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break
the bow
of Israel
in the valley
of Jezreel
.
And she conceived again, and bare
a daughter
. And God said
unto him, Call
her name
Loruhamah
: for I will no more
have mercy
upon the house
of Israel
; but I will utterly
take them away
.
But I will have mercy upon the house
of Judah
, and will save
them by the LORD
their God
, and will not save
them by bow
, nor by sword
, nor by battle
, by horses
, nor by horsemen
.
Now when she had weaned Loruhamah
, she conceived
, and bare
a son
.
Then said God , Call
his name
Loammi
: for ye are not my people
, and I will not be your God .
Yet the number of the children
of Israel
shall be as the sand
of the sea
, which cannot be measured
nor numbered
; and it shall come to pass, that in the place
where it was said
unto them, Ye are not my people
, there it shall be said
unto them, Ye are the sons
of the living
God
.
Then shall the children of Judah
and the children
of Israel
be gathered
together
, and appoint
themselves one
head
, and they shall come up
out of the land
: for great
shall be the day
of Jezreel
.