Hosea 1 - Tree of Life Version(TLV)

The Unfaithful Wife

1The word of Adonai

that came to Hosea son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel.

2When Adonai

first spoke with Hosea, Adonai

said to Hosea: “Go, get yourself a prostitute as a wife and children with a prostitute! For the land is an unfaithful prostitute, far from following after Adonai

.”

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

4Then Adonai

said to him: “Name him Jezreel for in yet a little while I will visit the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will destroy the kingdom of the house of Israel.

5In that day I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.”

6Then she conceived again, and bore a daughter. And He said to him: “Name her Lo-ruhamah— for no longer will I have compassion on the house of Israel that I should ever pardon them.

7But on the house of Judah I will have compassion and deliver them by Adonai

, their God, yet not by bow, sword or battle, nor by horses and horsemen.”

8After she weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived and bore a son.

9Then He said: “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people and I am not yours.”