Hosea 1 (NET)

Hosea 1:1¹This is the Lord ’s message that came to Hosea son of Beeri during the time of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the time of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Rom 9:25Isa 1:1Mic 1:1Amos 1:12 Chr 26:1-232 Pet 1:212 Kgs 16:1-202 Kgs 18:1-372 Kgs 13:132 Kgs 14:16-15:2

Hosea 1:2²When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, he said to him, “Go marry a prostitute who will bear illegitimate children conceived through prostitution, because the nation continually commits spiritual prostitution by turning away from the Lord.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Hos 2:4-5Hos 3:1Deut 31:16Ps 106:392 Pet 2:14Exod 34:15-16Ezek 23:1-49Ezek 6:9Jer 3:9Rev 17:1-2

Hosea 1:3³So Hosea married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. Then she conceived and gave birth to a son for him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 8:1-3

Hosea 1:4⁴Then the Lord said to Hosea, “Name him ‘Jezreel,’ because in a little while I will punish the dynasty of Jehu on account of the bloodshed in the valley of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 10:7-82 Kgs 10:10-11Ezek 23:10Jer 3:81 Chr 5:25-262 Kgs 10:172 Kgs 10:29-312 Kgs 15:10-122 Kgs 15:292 Kgs 17:6-23

Hosea 1:5⁵At that time, I will destroy the military power of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Josh 17:16Judg 6:33Jer 51:56Ps 37:152 Kgs 15:29Hos 2:18Jer 49:34-35Ps 46:9

Hosea 1:6⁶She conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. Then the Lord said to him, “Name her ‘No Pity’ (Lo-Ruhamah) because I will no longer have pity on the nation of Israel. For I will certainly not forgive their guilt.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Pet 2:10Hos 2:232 Kgs 17:6Hos 2:4Isa 27:112 Kgs 17:23-41Hos 9:15-17

Hosea 1:7⁷But I will have pity on the nation of Judah. I will deliver them by the Lord their God; I will not deliver them by the warrior’s bow, by sword, by military victory, by chariot horses, or by chariots.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Zech 4:6Isa 12:22 Kgs 19:35Ps 44:3-6Hos 11:12Isa 7:14Zech 2:6-11Jer 23:5-6Matt 1:21-23Titus 3:4-6

Hosea 1:8⁸When she had weaned “No Pity” (Lo-Ruhamah), she conceived again and gave birth to another son.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

Hosea 1:9⁹Then the Lord said: “Name him ‘Not My People’ (Lo-Ammi), because you are not my people and I am not your God.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 15:1

Hosea 1:10¹⁰(2:1) However, in the future the number of the people of Israel will be like the sand of the sea that can be neither measured nor numbered. Although it was said to them, “You are not my people,” it will be said to them, “You are children of the living God!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Cor 6:18Gal 4:6-7John 1:12Rom 9:25-281 Pet 2:9-101 John 3:1-2Rom 8:14-17Isa 43:6Hos 2:23Isa 66:20

Hosea 1:11¹¹Then the people of Judah and the people of Israel will be gathered together. They will appoint for themselves one leader, and will flourish in the land. Certainly, the day of Jezreel will be great!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Hos 3:5Isa 11:12-13Jer 50:4-5Ezek 37:16-25Jer 23:5-8Jer 31:33Jer 3:18-19Mic 2:12-13Ps 110:3Ps 22:27-30