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Hosea 1

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 1 of 14

1 The Word of Jehovah that was to 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.

2 The beginning of the speaking of Jehovah by Hosea. And Jehovah said to Hosea, Go, take to yourself a wife of adultery, and children of adultery. For fornicating the land goes fornicating away from Jehovah.

3 And he went and took Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, who conceived and bore him a son.

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Chapter Summary

Hosea, to show Jehovah's judgment for spiritual adultery, takes Gomer, and she bears God Will Sow, No Mercy, and Not My People.

Key Hebrew Words

זְנוּנִים adultery, fornication H2183 · TWOT 563a
זָנָה to go fornicating H2181 · TWOT 563
רָחַם to have mercy H7355 · TWOT 2146
יָשַׁע to save, deliver H3467 · TWOT 929
עַם people H5971 · TWOT 1640a
קָרָא to call (a name) H7121 · TWOT 2063

Cross-References

People & Context

Hosea

The prophet, son of Beeri, commanded by Jehovah to take a wife of adultery

Gomer

Daughter of Diblaim; the wife Hosea takes, who bears him three children

Jehu

King whose house is to be held to account for the blood of Jezreel

Jeroboam

Son of Joash, king of Israel during Hosea's ministry

Uzziah

King of Judah dating the start of Hosea's prophetic word

Hezekiah

Last of the Judean kings named in the opening verse

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