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The word of the LORD which came to ^(C1)Hosea the son of Beeri, during the days of ^(C2)Uzziah, ^(C3)Jotham, ^(C4)Ahaz, and ^(C5)Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the days of ^(C6)Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, "^(C1)Go, take for yourself a wife ^(F1)inclined to infidelity, and children of infidelity; for ^(C2)the land commits flagrant infidelity, ^(F2)abandoning the LORD."

So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and ^(C1)bore him a son.

And the LORD said to him, "Name him ^(C1)Jezreel; for in just a little while ^(C2)I will ^(F1)punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed of Jezreel, and ^(C3)I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

"On that day I will ^(C1)break the bow of Israel in the ^(C2)Valley of Jezreel."

Then she conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. And ^(F1)the LORD said to him, "Name her ^(F2)Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer ^(C1)take pity on the house of Israel, that I would ever forgive them.

"But I will take ^(C1)pity on the house of Judah and ^(C2)save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by ^(C3)bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen."

When she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived and gave birth to a son.

And ^(F1)the LORD said, "Name him ^(F2)Lo-ammi, because you are not My people, and I am not ^(F3)your God."

^(F1)Yet the number of the sons of Israel Will be like the ^(C1)sand of the sea, Which cannot be measured or counted; And ^(C2)in the place Where it is said to them, "You are ^(C3)not My people," It will be said to them, "You are the ^(C4)sons of the living God."

And the ^(C1)sons of Judah and the sons of Israel will be ^(C2)gathered together, And they will appoint for themselves ^(C3)one leader, And they will go up from the land, For the day of Jezreel will be great.

^(F1)Say to your brothers, "^(F2)Ammi," and to your sisters, "^(F3)Ruhamah."