Hosea 1

1 ¶ 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. word^H1697 LORD^H3068 Hosea^H1954 son^H1121 Beeri^H882 days^H3117 Uzziah^H5818 Jotham^H3147 Ahaz^H271 Hezekiah^H3169 kings^H4428 Judah^H3063 days^H3117 Jeroboam^H3379 son^H1121 Joash^H3101 king^H4428 Israel^H3478 See also: Romans 9:25 Isaiah 1:1 Micah 1:1 Amos 1:1 2 Chronicles 26:1-23

2 ¶ 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. beginning^H8462 word^H1696 LORD^H3068 Hosea^H1954 LORD^H3068 said^H559 Hosea^H1954 Go^H3212 take^H3947 wife^H802 whoredoms^H2183 children^H3206 whoredoms^H2183 land^H776 great^H2181 whoredom^H2181 from^H310 LORD^H3068 See also: Hosea 2:4-5 Hosea 3:1 Deuteronomy 31:16 Psalms 106:39 Exodus 34:15-16

3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son. went^H3212 took^H3947 Gomer^H1586 daughter^H1323 Diblaim^H1691 conceived^H2029 bare^H3205 son^H1121 See also: Isaiah 8:1-3

4 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. LORD^H3068 said^H559 Call^H7121 name^H8034 Jezreel^H3157 little^H4592 avenge^H6485 blood^H1818 Jezreel^H3157 house^H1004 Jehu^H3058 cease^H7673 kingdom^H4468 house^H1004 Israel^H3478 See also: 2 Kings 10:7-8 2 Kings 10:10-11 Jeremiah 3:8 Ezekiel 23:10 2 Kings 9:24-25

5 And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel. day^H3117 break^H7665 bow^H7198 Israel^H3478 valley^H6010 Jezreel^H3157 See also: Joshua 17:16 Judges 6:33 Psalms 37:15 Jeremiah 51:56 2 Kings 15:29

6 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. again^H2029 bare^H3205 daughter^H1323 said^H559 Call^H7121 name^H8034 Loruhamah^H3819 more^H3254 mercy^H7355 house^H1004 Israel^H3478 utterly^H5375 away^H5375 See also: 1 Peter 2:10 Hosea 2:23 2 Kings 17:6 Isaiah 27:11 Hosea 2:4

7 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. mercy^H7355 house^H1004 Judah^H3063 save^H3467 LORD^H3068 God^H430 save^H3467 bow^H7198 sword^H2719 battle^H4421 horses^H5483 horsemen^H6571 See also: Zechariah 4:6 Isaiah 12:2 2 Kings 19:35 Psalms 44:3-6 Isaiah 7:14

8 ¶ Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son. weaned^H1580 Loruhamah^H3819 conceived^H2029 bare^H3205 son^H1121

9 Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God. said^H559 Call^H7121 name^H8034 Loammi^H3818 people^H5971 See also: Jeremiah 15:1

10 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. number^H4557 children^H1121 Israel^H3478 sand^H2344 sea^H3220 measured^H4058 numbered^H5608 place^H4725 said^H559 people^H5971 said^H559 sons^H1121 living^H2416 God^H410 See also: 2 Corinthians 6:18 Galatians 4:6-7 John 1:12 Romans 9:25-28 1 Peter 2:9-10

11 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. children^H1121 Judah^H3063 children^H1121 Israel^H3478 gathered^H6908 together^H3162 appoint^H7760 one^H259 head^H7218 up^H5927 land^H776 great^H1419 day^H3117 Jezreel^H3157 See also: Hosea 3:5 Isaiah 11:12-13 Jeremiah 50:4-5 Jeremiah 23:5-8 Jeremiah 31:33