Category Archives: Hosea

Hosea’s Wife and Children 1 The word of the Lordwhich came to Hosea the son of Beeri, during the days of Uzziah, Jotham, AhazandHezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. 2 When the Lordfirst spoke through Hosea, the Lordsaid to Hosea, “Go, take to yourself […]

Israel’s Unfaithfulness Condemned 1 Say to your brothers, “Ammi,” and to your sisters, “Ruhamah.” 2 “Contend with your mother, contend, For she is not my wife, and I am not her husband; And let her put away her harlotry from her face And her adultery from between her breasts, 3 Or I will strip her […]

Hosea’s Second Symbolic Marriage 1 Then the Lordsaid to me, “Go again, love a womanwhois loved byherhusband, yet an adulteress, even as the Lordloves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.” 2 So I bought her for myself for fifteenshekelsof silver and a homer and a half of […]

God’s Controversy with Israel 1 Listen to the word of the Lord, O sons of Israel, For the Lordhas a case against the inhabitants of the land, Because there is no faithfulness or kindness Or knowledge of God in the land. 2 There isswearing, deception, murder, stealing and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed […]

The People’s Apostasy Rebuked 1 Hear this, O priests! Give heed, O house of Israel! Listen, O house of the king! For the judgment applies to you, For you have been a snare at Mizpah And a net spread out on Tabor. 2 The revolters have gone deep in depravity, But I will chastise all […]

The Response to God’s Rebuke 1 “Come, let us return to the Lord. For He has tornus,but He will heal us; He has woundedus,but He will bandage us. 2 “He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him. 3 “So let us […]

Ephraim’s Iniquity 1 When I would heal Israel, The iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered, And the evil deeds of Samaria, For they deal falsely; The thief enters in, Bandits raid outside, 2 And they do not consider in their hearts That I remember all their wickedness. Now their deeds are all around them; They are […]

Israel Reaps the Whirlwind 1 Putthe trumpet to your lips! Like an eaglethe enemy comesagainst the house of the Lord, Because they have transgressed My covenant And rebelled against My law. 2 They cry out to Me, “My God, we of Israel know You!” 3 Israel has rejected the good; The enemy will pursue him. […]

Ephraim Punished 1 Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations! For you have played the harlot, forsaking your God. You have lovedharlots’ earnings on every threshing floor. 2 Threshing floor and wine press will not feed them, And the new wine will fail them. 3 They will not remain in the Lord’sland, […]

Retribution for Israel’s Sin 1 Israel is a luxuriant vine; He produces fruit for himself. The more his fruit, The more altars he made; The richer his land, The better he made thesacredpillars. 2 Their heart is faithless; Now they must bear their guilt. The Lordwill break down their altars Anddestroy theirsacredpillars. 3 Surely now […]