THE
BOOK OF HOSEA
Hosea Chapter 1
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¶ The word of the LORD that came to Hosea, the son of Beeri, during the reigns
of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the
reign of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
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¶ When the LORD first spoke to Hosea. The LORD said to Hosea, Go, marry a prostitute with children born of prostitution: for
the country has behaved like a prostitute, by departing from the LORD.
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So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; who conceived, and bore him
a son.
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And the LORD said to him, Name him Jezreel; because in a little while, I
will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and put an end to the
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And it will come to pass in that day, that I will break the bow of
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And she conceived again, and bore a daughter. And God said to him, Name
her Loruhamah which means Unloved: for I will no longer have mercy on
the house of
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But I will have mercy on the house of
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¶ Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived,
and bore a son.
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Then God said, Name him Loammi which means Not-my-people: for you
are not my people, and I will not be your God.
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Yet the number of the children of
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Then the children of