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

The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the Lord .

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

So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.

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

And the Lord said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.

"On that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel."

And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel, in the valley of Jezreel.

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

And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.

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

But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the Lord their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.

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

Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.

And the LORD said, "Name him Lo-ammi, because you are not My people, and I am not your God."

Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.