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So he went and took Gomer daughter of Diblaim,
    and she conceived and bore him a son.
And Yahweh said to him,
Name him[a] Jezreel;[b]
    because in a little while I will punish[c] the house of Jehu[d]
    for the blood[e] of Jezreel,[f]
        and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.[g]
On that day[h]
    I will break the bow of Israel
        in the Valley of Jezreel.”

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 1:4 Literally “Call his name”
  2. Hosea 1:4 Jezreel means “God sows”
  3. Hosea 1:4 Literally “I will visit sin upon”
  4. Hosea 1:4 Or “the dynasty of Jehu”
  5. Hosea 1:4 Or “bloodshed”
  6. Hosea 1:4 Jezreel means “God sows”
  7. Hosea 1:4 Or “the dynasty of Israel”
  8. Hosea 1:5 Literally “And it will happen on that day”