Hosea 1:3
1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.
2 When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.”
So Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.
4 Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
5 And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- So Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.
- KJV
- So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
- WEB
- So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.
- ASV
- So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bare him a son.
- DARBY
- And he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived and bore him a son.
- BLB
- And he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived and bore to him a son.
- ÅB
- Da gikk han og ektet Gomer, Dibla'ims datter, og hun ble fruktsommelig og fødte ham en sønn.
- OTB
- Så gikk Hosea og giftet seg med Gomer, datter av Diblaim, og hun ble gravid og fødte ham en sønn.
- B1930
- Da gikk han og ektet Gomer, Dibla'ims datter, og hun blev fruktsommelig og fødte ham en sønn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 8:1–3
Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
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