Hosea 1:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Hosea 1:3

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.

The Family of Hosea

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.”

8 Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived and bore a son.

9 Then God said:
“Call his name¹ Lo-Ammi,
For you are not My people,
And I will not be your God.

The Restoration of Israel

10 “Yet ^athe number of the children of Israel
Shall be as the sand of the sea,
Which cannot be measured or numbered.
^bAnd it shall come to pass
In the place where it was said to them,
‘You are¹ not My ^cpeople,’
There it shall be said to them,
‘You are ^dsons of the living God.’

11 ^aThen the children of Judah and the children of Israel
Shall be gathered together,
And appoint for themselves one head;
And they shall come up out of the land,
For great will be the day of Jezreel!

Verse Comparison: Hosea 1:3

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American Standard Version
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bare him a son.

Amplified® Bible
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she became pregnant and bore him a son.

Contemporary English Version
So I married Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and we had a son.

Darby English Version
And he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived and bore him a son.

Good News Bible
So Hosea married a woman named Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. After the birth of their first child, a son,

King James Version
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.

New American Standard Bible
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

New International Version
So he married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

New King James Version
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

Revised Standard Version
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Dibla'im, and she conceived and bore him a son.

Young's Literal Translation
And he goeth and taketh Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceiveth and beareth to him a son;

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