1 T he wordH1697 of JehovahH3068 that came unto HoseaH1954 the sonH1121 of Beeri,H882 in the daysH3117 of Uzziah,H5818 Jotham,H3147 Ahaz,H271 and Hezekiah,H3169 kingsH4428 of Judah,H3063 and in the daysH3117 of JeroboamH3379 the sonH1121 of Joash,H3101 kingH4428 of Israel.H3478
2 When JehovahH3068 spakeH559 at the firstH8462 by Hosea,H1954 JehovahH3068 saidH559 unto Hosea,H1954 Go,H3212 takeH3947 unto thee a wifeH802 of whoredomH2183 and childrenH3206 of whoredom;H2181 for the landH776 doth commit greatH2181 whoredom,H2181 [departing] fromH310 Jehovah.H3068
3 So he wentH3212 and tookH3947 GomerH1586 the daughterH1323 of Diblaim;H1691 and she conceived,H2029 and bareH3205 him a son.H1121
4 And JehovahH3068 saidH559 unto him, CallH7121 his nameH8034 Jezreel;H3157 for yet a littleH4592 while, and I will avengeH6485 the bloodH1818 of JezreelH3157 upon the houseH1004 of Jehu,H3058 and will cause the kingdomH4468 of the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 to cease.H7673
5 And it shall come to pass at that day,H3117 that I will breakH7665 the bowH7198 of IsraelH3478 in the valleyH6010 of Jezreel.H3157
6 And she conceived again,H2029 and bareH3205 a daughter.H1323 And [Jehovah] saidH559 unto him, CallH7121 her nameH8034 Lo-ruhamah;H3819 for I will no moreH3254 have mercyH7355 upon the houseH1004 of Israel,H3478 that I shouldH5375 in any wise pardonH5375 them.
7 But I will have mercyH7355 upon the houseH1004 of Judah,H3063 and will saveH3467 them by JehovahH3068 their God,H430 and will not saveH3467 them by bow,H7198 nor by sword,H2719 nor by battle,H4421 by horses,H5483 nor by horsemen.H6571
8 Now when she had weanedH1580 Lo-ruhamah,H3819 she conceived,H2029 and bareH3205 a son.H1121
9 And [Jehovah] said,H559 CallH7121 his nameH8034 Lo-ammi;H3818 for ye are not my people,H5971 and I will not be your [God].
10 Yet the numberH4557 of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 shall be as the sandH2344 of the sea,H3220 which cannot be measuredH4058 nor numbered;H5608 and it shall come to pass that, in the placeH4725 where it was saidH559 unto them, Ye are not my people,H5971 it shall be saidH559 unto them, [Ye are] the sonsH1121 of the livingH2416 God.H410
11 And the childrenH1121 of JudahH3063 and the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 shall be gatheredH6908 together,H3162 and they shall appointH7760 themselves oneH259 head,H7218 and shall go upH5927 from the land;H776 for greatH1419 shall be the dayH3117 of Jezreel.H3157