Hosea 1
Hosea's Unfaithful Wife
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The word of the LORD that came unto Hose'a, the son of Be-e'ri, in the days of Uzzi'ah, 2
Kgs. 15.1-7 · 2 Chr. 26.1-23 Jotham, 2 Kgs. 15.32-38 · 2 Chr.
27.1-8 Ahaz, 2 Kgs. 16.1-20 · 2 Chr.
28.1-27 and Hezeki'ah, 2 Kgs. 18.1--20.21 · 2 Chr. 29.1--32.33 kings of Judah, and in the days of Jerobo'am 2 Kgs. 14.23-29 the son of Jo'ash, king of Israel.
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The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hose'a. And the LORD said
to Hose'a, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of
whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.
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So he went and took Gomer the daughter of
Dibla'im; which conceived, and bare him a son.
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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, 2 Kgs.
10.11 and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of
Israel.
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And it shall come to pass at that day,
that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of
Jezreel.
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And she conceived again, and bare a
daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Lo-ruha'mah: 1 for I
will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly
take them away.
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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.
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Now when she had weaned Lo-ruha'mah,
she conceived, and bare a son.
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Then said God, Call his name
Lo-am'mi: 2 for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.
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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. Rom.
9.26
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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.
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