| 1:1 |
The word of the Lord which came to Hosea the son of Beeri, during the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. |
| 1:2 |
When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take to yourself a wife of harlotry, and have children of harlotry; for the land commits flagrant harlotry, forsaking the Lord. |
| 1:5 |
AndOn it will come about on that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel. |
| 1:6 |
Then she conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. And the Lord said to him, Name her LoruhamahLo ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I shouldwould ever forgive them. |
| 1:7 |
But I will have compassion on the house of Judah and deliver them by the Lord their God, and will not deliver them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen. |
| 1:10 |
Yet the number of the sons of Israel Will be like the sand of the sea, Which cannot be measured or numbered; And it will come about that, in the place Where it is said to them, You are not My people, It will be said to them, You are the sons of the living God. |
| 2:2 |
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, |
| 2:3 |
LestOr I will strip her naked And expose her as on the day when she was born. I will also make her like a wilderness, Make her like desert land, And slay her with thirst. |
| 2:7 |
AndShe she will pursue her lovers, but she will not overtake them; And she will seek them, but will not find them. Then she will say, I will go back to my first husband, For it was better for me then than now! |
| 2:8 |
For she does not know that it was I who gave her the grain, the new wine, and the oil, And lavished on her silver and gold, Which they used for Baal. |
| 2:11 |
I will also put an end to all her gaiety, Her feasts, her new moons, her sabbaths, And all her festal assemblies. |
| 2:12 |
And I will destroy her vines and fig trees, Of which she said, These are my wages Which my lovers have given me. And I will make them a forest, And the beasts of the field will devour them. |
| 2:13 |
And I will punish her for the days of the Baals When she used to offer sacrifices to them And adorn herself with her earrings and jewelry, And follow her lovers, so that she forgot Me, declares the Lord. |
| 2:14 |
Therefore, behold, I will allure her, Bring her into the wilderness, And speak kindly to her. |
| 2:16 |
AndIt it will come about in that day, declares the Lord, That you will call Me Ishi And will no longer call Me Baali. |
| 2:18 |
In that day I will also make a covenant for them With the beasts of the field, The birds of the sky, And the creeping things of the ground. And I will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land, And will make them lie down in safety. |
| 2:19 |
And I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness and in compassion, |
| 2:21 |
AndIt it will come about in that day that I will respond, declares the Lord. I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth, |
| 2:22 |
And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine, and to the oil, And they will respond to Jezreel. |
| 2:23 |
And I will sow her for Myself in the land. I will also have compassion on her who had not obtained compassion, And I will say to those who were not My people, You are My people! And they will say, ThouYou artare my God! |
| 3:4 |
For the sons of Israel will remain for many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or household idols. |
| 4:2 |
There is swearing, deception, murder, stealing, and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed. |
| 4:3 |
Therefore the land mourns, And everyone who lives in it languishes Along with the beasts of the field and the birds of the sky;, And also the fish of the sea disappear. |
| 4:8 |
They feed on the sin of My people, And direct their desire toward their iniquity. |
| 4:9 |
And it will be, like people, like priest; So I will punish them for their ways, And repay them for their deeds. |
| 4:10 |
AndThey they will eat, but not have enough; They will play the harlot, but not increase, Because they have stopped giving heed to the Lord. |
| 4:11 |
Harlotry, wine, and new wine take away the understanding. |
| 4:13 |
They offer sacrifices on the tops of the mountains And burn incense on the hills, Under oak, poplar, and terebinth, Because their shade is pleasant. Therefore your daughters play the harlot, And your brides commit adultery. |
| 4:15 |
Though you, Israel, play the harlot, Do not let Judah become guilty; Also do not go to Gilgal, Or go up to Beth aven, And take the oath: As the Lord lives! |
| 5:1 |
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. |
| 5:2 |
AndThe the revolters have gone deep in depravity, But I will chastise all of them. |
| 5:12 |
Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim, And like rottenness to the house of Judah. |
| 5:14 |
For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, And like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear to pieces and go away, I will carry away, and there will be none to deliver. |
| 6:2 |
He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him. |
| 6:4 |
What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning cloud, And like the dew which goes away early. |
| 7:4 |
They are all adulterers, Like an oven heated by the baker, Who ceases to stir up the fire From the kneading of the dough until it is leavened. |
| 7:10 |
Though the pride of Israel testifies against him, Yet they have neithernot returned to the Lord their God, Nor have they sought Him, for all this. |
| 8:1 |
Put the trumpet to your lips! Like an eagle the enemy comes against the house of the Lord, Because they have transgressed My covenant, And rebelled against My law. |
| 8:2 |
They cry out to Me, My God, we of Israel know TheeYou! |
| 8:7 |
For they sow the wind, And they reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no heads; It yields no grain. Should it yield, strangers would swallow it up. |
| 9:4 |
They will not pour out libationsdrink offerings of wine to the Lord, Their sacrifices will not please Him. Their bread will be like mourners bread; All who eat of it will be defiled, For their bread will be for themselves alone; It will not enter the house of the Lord. |
| 9:11 |
As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird— No birth, no pregnancy, and no conception! |
| 9:14 |
Give them, O Lord —what wiltwill ThouYou give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. |
| 10:6 |
The thing itself will be carried to Assyria As tribute to King Jareb; Ephraim will be seized with shame, And Israel will be ashamed of its own counsel. |
| 10:7 |
Samaria will be cut off with her king, Like a stick on the surface of the water. |
| 10:8 |
Also the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed; Thorn and thistle will grow on their altars,; Then they will say to the mountains, Cover us! And to the hills, Fall on us! |
| 10:11 |
And Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh, But I will come over her fair neck with a yoke; I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow, Jacob will harrow for himself. |
| 10:14 |
Therefore, a tumult will arise among your people, And all your fortresses will be destroyed, As Shalman destroyed Beth arbel on the day of battle, When mothers were dashed in pieces with their children. |
| 11:5 |
They will not return to the land of Egypt; But Assyria —he will be their king, Because they refused to return to Me. |
| 11:6 |
AndThe the sword will whirl against their cities, And will demolish their gate bars And consume them because of their counsels. |
| 11:10 |
They will walk after the Lord, He will roar like a lion; Indeed He will roar, And His sons will come trembling from the west. |
| 11:11 |
They will come trembling like birds from Egypt, And like doves from the land of Assyria; And I will settle them in their houses, declares the Lord. |
| 11:12 |
Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, And the house of Israel with deceit; Judah is also unruly against God, Even against the Holy One who is faithful. |
| 12:4 |
Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed; He wept and sought His favor. He found Him at Bethel, And there He spoke with us, |
| 12:5 |
Even the Lord, the God of hosts;, The Lord is His name. |
| 12:10 |
I have also spoken to the prophets, And I gave numerous visions;, And through the prophets I gave parables. |
| 12:14 |
Ephraim has provoked to bitter anger; So his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him, And bring back his reproach to him. |
| 13:3 |
Therefore, they will be like the morning cloud, And like dew which soon disappears, Like chaff which is blown away from the threshing floor, And like smoke from a chimney. |
| 13:6 |
As they had their pasture, they became satisfied, And being satisfied, their heart became proud; Therefore, they forgot Me. |
| 13:10 |
Where now is your king That he may save you in all your cities, And your judges of whom you requested, Give me a king and princes ? |
| 13:11 |
I gave you a king in My anger, And took him away in My wrath. |
| 13:15 |
Though he flourishes among the reeds, An east wind will come, The wind of the Lord coming up from the wilderness; And his fountain will become dry, And his spring will be dried up; It will plunder his treasury of every precious article. |
| 14:2 |
Take words with you and return to the Lord. Say to Him, Take away all iniquity, And receive us graciously, That we may present the fruit of our lips. |
| 14:3 |
Assyria will not save us, We will not ride on horses; Nor will we say again, Our god, To the work of our hands; For in TheeYou the orphan finds mercy. |
| 14:6 |
His shoots will sprout, And his beauty will be like the olive tree, And his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. |