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Hosea 1:1-2
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The Word of the Lord to Hosea

1 A message from the Lord came[a] to Beeri’s son Hosea[b] during the reigns of[c] Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the reign of[d] Joash’s son Jeroboam, who was king of Israel.

Hosea’s Wife and Family

2 When a message from the Lord came to Hosea, the Lord told him,[e] “Go marry a prostitute and have children with her,[f] because the land is prostituting itself by departing from the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 1:1 Lit. that came
  2. Hosea 1:1 The Heb. name Hosea means salvation
  3. Hosea 1:1 Lit. in the days of
  4. Hosea 1:1 Lit. in the days of
  5. Hosea 1:2 Lit. Hosea
  6. Hosea 1:2 Lit. children of prostitution
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Hosea 1:1-2
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1 The word of the Lord that came(A) to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah,(B) Jotham,(C) Ahaz(D) and Hezekiah,(E) kings of Judah,(F) and during the reign of Jeroboam(G) son of Jehoash[a] king of Israel:(H)

Hosea’s Wife and Children

2 When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him, “Go, marry a promiscuous(I) woman and have children with her, for like an adulterous wife this land is guilty of unfaithfulness(J) to the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 1:1 Hebrew Joash, a variant of Jehoash
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