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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…