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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."