Hosea 1:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Hosea 1:2

1 The word of the Lord that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of ^aUzziah, ^bJotham, ^cAhaz, and ^dHezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of ^eJeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

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2 When the Lord began to speak by Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea:
^a“Go, take yourself a wife of harlotry
And children of harlotry,
For ^bthe land has committed great harlotry
By departing from the Lord.”

3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

4 Then the Lord said to him:
“Call his name Jezreel,
For in a little while
^aI will avenge the bloodshed of Jezreel on the house of Jehu,
^bAnd bring an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

5 ^aIt shall come to pass in that day
That I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”

6 And she conceived again and bore a daughter. Then God said to him:
“Call her name¹ Lo-Ruhamah,
^aFor I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel,
¹But I will utterly take them away.

7 ^aYet I will have mercy on the house of Judah,
Will save them by the Lord their God,
And ^bwill not save them by bow,
Nor by sword or battle,
By horses or horsemen.”

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Definitions of words in Hosea 1:2:

By {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
By {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Go {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Hosea {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Hosea {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Hosea {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Land {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Take {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Wife {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Wife {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

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