1This is the message which the LORD gave Hosea son of Beeri during the time that Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.H1697H3068H1954H1121H882H3117H5818H3147H271H3169H4428H3063H3117H3379H1121H3101H4428H3478
Hosea’s Wife and Children
2When the LORD first spoke to Israel through Hosea, he said to Hosea, "Go and get married; your wife will be unfaithful, and your children will be just like her. In the same way my people have left me and become unfaithful."H8462H1696H3068H1954H3068H559H1954H3212H3947H802H2183H3206H2183H776H2181H2181H310H30683So Hosea married a woman named Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. After the birth of their first child, a son,H3212H3947H1586H1323H1691H2029H3205H11214the LORD said to Hosea, "Name him 'Jezreel,' because it will not be long before I punish the king of Israel for the murders that his ancestor Jehu committed at Jezreel. I am going to put an end to Jehu's dynasty.H3068H559H7121H8034H3157H4592H6485H1818H3157H1004H3058H7673H4468H1004H34785And in Jezreel Valley I will at that time destroy Israel's military power."H3117H7665H7198H3478H6010H31576Gomer had a second child - this time it was a daughter. The LORD said to Hosea, "Name her 'Unloved,' because I will no longer show love to the people of Israel or forgive them.H2029H3205H1323H559H7121H8034H3819H3254H7355H1004H3478H5375H53757But to the people of Judah I will show love. I, the LORD their God, will save them, but I will not do it by war - with swords or bows and arrows or with horses and horsemen."H7355H1004H3063H3467H3068H430H3467H7198H2719H4421H5483H65718After Gomer had weaned her daughter, she became pregnant again and had another son.H1580H3819H2029H3205H11219The LORD said to Hosea, "Name him 'Not-My-People,' because the people of Israel are not my people, and I am not their God."H559H7121H8034H3818H5971
Israel Is to Be Restored
10The people of Israel will become like the sand of the sea, more than can be counted or measured. Now God says to them, "You are not my people," but the day is coming when he will say to them, "You are the children of the living God!"H4557H1121H3478H2344H3220H4058H5608H4725H559H5971H559H1121H2416H41011The people of Judah and the people of Israel will be reunited. They will choose for themselves a single leader, and once again they will grow and prosper in their land. Yes, the day of Jezreel will be a great day!H1121H3063H1121H3478H6908H3162H7760H259H7218H5927H776H1419H3117H3157
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