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Hosea 1:1-2
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The Word of the Lord to Hosea

1 A message from the Lord came[a] to Beeri’s son Hosea[b] during the reigns of[c] Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the reign of[d] Joash’s son Jeroboam, who was king of Israel.

Hosea’s Wife and Family

2 When a message from the Lord came to Hosea, the Lord told him,[e] “Go marry a prostitute and have children with her,[f] because the land is prostituting itself by departing from the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 1:1 Lit. that came
  2. Hosea 1:1 The Heb. name Hosea means salvation
  3. Hosea 1:1 Lit. in the days of
  4. Hosea 1:1 Lit. in the days of
  5. Hosea 1:2 Lit. Hosea
  6. Hosea 1:2 Lit. children of prostitution
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