Hosea’s Wife and Children

1 The word of the Lord which came to ^(A)Hosea the son of Beeri, during the days of ^(B)Uzziah, ^(C)Jotham, ^(D)Ahaz, and ^(E)Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the days of ^(F)Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

² When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, “^(G)Go, take for yourself a wife ^[a]inclined to infidelity, and children of infidelity; for ^(H)the land commits flagrant infidelity, ^[b]abandoning the Lord.” ³ So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and ^(I)bore him a son. ⁴ And the Lord said to him, “Name him ^(J)Jezreel; for in just a little while ^(K)I will ^[c]punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed of Jezreel, and ^(L)I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel. ⁵ On that day I will ^(M)break the bow of Israel in the ^(N)Valley of Jezreel.”

⁶ Then she conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. And ^[d]the Lord said to him, “Name her ^[e]Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer ^(O)take pity on the house of Israel, that I would ever forgive them. ⁷ But I will take ^(P)pity on the house of Judah and ^(Q)save them by the Lord their God, and will not save them by ^(R)bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.”

⁸ When she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived and gave birth to a son. ⁹ And ^[f]the Lord said, “Name him ^[g]Lo-ammi, because you are not My people, and I am not ^[h]your God.”