1Hosea 1

1I am Hosea son of Beeri. When Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were the kings of Judah, and when Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel, the Lord spoke this message to me.Select Hosea 1:1

Hosea's Family

2The Lord said, “Hosea, Israel has betrayed me like an unfaithful wife. Marry such a woman and have children by her.”Select Hosea 1:2

3So I married Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and we had a son.Select Hosea 1:3

4Then the Lord said, “Hosea, name your son Jezreel, because I will soon punish the descendants of King Jehu of Israel for the murders he committed in Jezreel Valley. I will destroy his kingdom,Select Hosea 1:4

5and in Jezreel Valley I will break the power of Israel.”Select Hosea 1:5

6Later, Gomer had a daughter, and the Lord said, “Name her Lo-Ruhamah, because I will no longer have mercy and forgive Israel.Select Hosea 1:6

7But I am the Lord God of Judah, and I will have mercy and save Judah by my own power—not by wars and arrows or swords and cavalry.”Select Hosea 1:7

8After Gomer had stopped nursing Lo-Ruhamah, she had another son.Select Hosea 1:8

9Then the Lord said, “Name him Lo-Ammi, because these people are not mine, and I am not their God.”Select Hosea 1:9

Hope for Israel

10Someday it will be impossible to count the people of Israel, because there will be as many of them as there are grains of sand along the seashore. They are now called “Not My People,” but in the future they will be called “Children of the Living God.”Select Hosea 1:10

11Israel and Judah will unite and choose one leader. Then they will take back their land, and this will be a great day for Jezreel.Select Hosea 1:11