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World English Bible
Hosea 1 (WEBP)
[1] Yahweh’s° word that came 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] When Yahweh spoke at first by Hosea, Yahweh said to Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a wife of prostitution and children of unfaithfulness; for the land commits great adultery, forsaking Yahweh.”
[3] So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.
[4] Yahweh said to him, “Call his name Jezreel, for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, and will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease.
[5] It will happen in that day that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.”
[6] She conceived again, and bore a daughter. Then he said to him, “Call her name Lo-Ruhamah,° for I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, that I should in any way pardon them.
[7] But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by Yahweh their God,§ and will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.”
[8] Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.
[9] He said, “Call his name Lo-Ammi,° for you are not my people, and I will not be yours.
[10] Yet the number of the children of Israel will be as the sand of the sea, which can’t be measured or counted; and it will come to pass that, in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’
[11] The children of Judah and the children of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint themselves one head, and will go up from the land; for great will be the day of Jezreel.
Hosea 1:1 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations.
Hosea 1:6 Lo-Ruhamah means “not loved”.
Hosea 1:7 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
Hosea 1:9 Lo-Ammi means “not my people”.
Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.
King James w/Strong’s #s
Hosea 1 (KJVS)
[1] The word H1697 of the LORD H3068 that came unto Hosea H1954, the son H1121 of Beeri H882, in the days H3117 of Uzziah H5818, Jotham H3147, Ahaz H271, [and] Hezekiah H3169, kings H4428 of Judah H3063, and in the days H3117 of Jeroboam H3379 the son H1121 of Joash H3101, king H4428 of Israel H3478.
[2] The beginning H8462 of the word H1696 (8763) of the LORD H3068 by Hosea H1954. And the LORD H3068 said H559 (8799) to Hosea H1954, Go H3212 (8798), take H3947 (8798) unto thee a wife H802 of whoredoms H2183 and children H3206 of whoredoms H2183: for the land H776 hath committed great H2181 (8800) whoredom H2181 (8799), [departing] from H310 the LORD H3068.
[3] So he went H3212 (8799) and took H3947 (8799) Gomer H1586 the daughter H1323 of Diblaim H1691; which conceived H2029 (8799), and bare H3205 (8799) him a son H1121.
[4] And the LORD H3068 said H559 (8799) unto him, Call H7121 (8798) his name H8034 Jezreel H3157; for yet a little H4592 [while], and I will avenge H6485 (8804) the blood H1818 of Jezreel H3157 upon the house H1004 of Jehu H3058, and will cause to cease H7673 (8689) the kingdom H4468 of the house H1004 of Israel H3478.
[5] And it shall come to pass at that day H3117, that I will break H7665 (8804) the bow H7198 of Israel H3478 in the valley H6010 of Jezreel H3157.
[6] And she conceived again H2029 (8799), and bare H3205 (8799) a daughter H1323. And [God] said H559 (8799) unto him, Call H7121 (8798) her name H8034 Loruhamah H3819 (8795): for I will no more H3254 (8686) have mercy H7355 (8762) upon the house H1004 of Israel H3478; but I will utterly H5375 (8800) take them away H5375 (8799).
[7] But I will have mercy H7355 (8762) upon the house H1004 of Judah H3063, and will save H3467 (8689) them by the LORD H3068 their God H430, and will not save H3467 (8686) them by bow H7198, nor by sword H2719, nor by battle H4421, by horses H5483, nor by horsemen H6571.
[8] Now when she had weaned H1580 (8799) Loruhamah H3819 (8795), she conceived H2029 (8799), and bare H3205 (8799) a son H1121.
[9] Then said H559 (8799) [God], Call H7121 (8798) his name H8034 Loammi H3818: for ye [are] not my people H5971, and I will not be your [God].
[10] Yet the number H4557 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 shall be as the sand H2344 of the sea H3220, which cannot be measured H4058 (8735) nor numbered H5608 (8735); and it shall come to pass, [that] in the place H4725 where it was said H559 (8735) unto them, Ye [are] not my people H5971, [there] it shall be said H559 (8735) unto them, [Ye are] the sons H1121 of the living H2416 God H410.
[11] Then shall the children H1121 of Judah H3063 and the children H1121 of Israel H3478 be gathered H6908 (8738) together H3162, and appoint H7760 (8804) themselves one H259 head H7218, and they shall come up H5927 (8804) out of the land H776: for great H1419 [shall be] the day H3117 of Jezreel H3157.
Young’s Literal Translation
Hosea 1 (YLT)
[1] A word of Jehovah that hath been unto Hosea, son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel:
[2] The commencement of Jehovah’s speaking by Hosea. And Jehovah saith unto Hosea, ‘Go, take to thee a woman of whoredoms, and children of whoredoms, for utterly go a-whoring doth the land from after Jehovah.’
[3] And he goeth and taketh Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceiveth and beareth to him a son;
[4] and Jehovah saith unto him, ‘Call his name Jezreel, for yet a little, and I have charged the blood of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, and have caused to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel;
[5] and it hath come to pass in that day that I have broken the bow of Israel, in the valley of Jezreel.’
[6] And she conceiveth again, and beareth a daughter, and He saith to him, ‘Call her name Lo-Ruhamah, for I add no more to pity the house of Israel, for I do utterly take them away;
[7] and the house of Judah I pity, and have saved them by Jehovah their God, and do not save them by bow, and by sword, and by battle, by horses, and by horsemen.’
[8] And she weaneth Lo-Ruhamah, and conceiveth, and beareth a son;
[9] and He saith, ‘Call his name Lo-Ammi, for ye are not My people, and I am not for you;
[10] and the number of the sons of Israel hath been as the sand of the sea, that is not measured nor numbered, and it hath come to pass in the place where it is said to them, Ye are not My people, it is said to them, Sons of the Living God;
[11] and gathered have been the sons of Judah and the sons of Israel together, and they have appointed to themselves one head, and have gone up from the land, for great is the day of Jezreel.