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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 of the Lord that came unto 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 word () of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said () to Hosea, Go, () take () unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great () whoredom, () departing from the Lord.
[3] So he went () and took () Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, () and bare () him a son.
[4] 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, and will cause to cease () the kingdom of the house of Israel.
[5] And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break () the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.
[6] And she conceived again, () and bare () a daughter. And God said () unto him, Call () her name Lo-ruhamah: () for I will no more () have mercy () upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly () take them away. ()
[7] 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.
[8] Now when she had weaned () Lo-ruhamah, () she conceived, () and bare () a son.
[9] Then said () God, Call () his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.
[10] 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.
[11] 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.

Hosea 1:4 Heb. visit
Hosea 1:6a That is, not having obtained mercy
Hosea 1:6b Heb. I will not add any more to
Hosea 1:6c Or, that I should altogether pardon them
Hosea 1:9 That is, not my people
Hosea 1:10 Or, instead of that

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Hosea 1 (BYZ)

[1] λογος κυριου ος εγενηθη προς ωσηε τον του βεηρι εν ημεραις οζιου και ιωαθαμ και αχαζ και εζεκιου βασιλεων ιουδα και εν ημεραις ιεροβοαμ υιου ιωας βασιλεως ισραηλ
[2] αρχη λογου κυριου προς ωσηε και ειπεν κυριος προς ωσηε βαδιζε λαβε σεαυτω γυναικα πορνειας και τεκνα πορνειας διοτι εκπορνευουσα εκπορνευσει η γη απο οπισθεν του κυριου
[3] και επορευθη και ελαβεν την γομερ θυγατερα δεβηλαιμ και συνελαβεν και ετεκεν αυτω υιον
[4] και ειπεν κυριος προς αυτον καλεσον το ονομα αυτου ιεζραελ διοτι ετι μικρον και εκδικησω το αιμα του ιεζραελ επι τον οικον ιου και καταπαυσω βασιλειαν οικου ισραηλ
[5] και εσται εν τη ημερα εκεινη συντριψω το τοξον του ισραηλ εν τη κοιλαδι του ιεζραελ
[6] και συνελαβεν ετι και ετεκεν θυγατερα και ειπεν αυτω καλεσον το ονομα αυτης ουκundefinedλεημενη διοτι ου μη προσθησω ετι ελεησαι τον οικον του ισραηλ αλλ η αντιτασσομενος αντιταξομαι αυτοις
[7] τους δε υιους ιουδα ελεησω και σωσω αυτους εν κυριω θεω αυτων και ου σωσω αυτους εν τοξω ουδε εν ρομφαια ουδε εν πολεμω ουδε εν αρμασιν ουδε εν ιπποις ουδε εν ιππευσιν
[8] και απεγαλακτισεν την ουκundefinedλεημενην και συνελαβεν ετι και ετεκεν υιον
[9] και ειπεν καλεσον το ονομα αυτου ουundefinedαοσundefinedου διοτι υμεις ου λαος μου και εγω ουκ ειμι υμων
[10] [2:1] και ην ο αριθμος των υιων ισραηλ ως η αμμος της θαλασσης η ουκ εκμετρηθησεται ουδε εξαριθμηθησεται και εσται εν τω τοπω ου ερρεθη αυτοις ου λαος μου υμεις εκει κληθησονται υιοι θεου ζωντος
[11] [2:2] και συναχθησονται οι υιοι ιουδα και οι υιοι ισραηλ επι το αυτο και θησονται εαυτοις αρχην μιαν και αναβησονται εκ της γης οτι μεγαλη η ημερα του ιεζραελ

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.