And the Lord said to him, “Call his name Jezreel, for in just a little while (A)I will punish the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel, and (B)I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel. And on that day (C)I will break the bow of Israel (D)in the Valley of Jezreel.”

She conceived again and bore a daughter. And the Lord said to him, (E)“Call her name No Mercy,[a] for (F)I will no more have mercy on the house of Israel, to forgive them at all.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 1:6 Hebrew Lo-ruhama, which means she has not received mercy

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