Hosea
Author: Hosea (1:1).Time of His Ministry: A period of about sixty years, from approximately 785 B.C., during the reign of Uzziah (Azariah), king of Judah, to approximately 725 B.C., during the reign of Hezekiah, king of Judah (1:1).Place of His Ministry: The northern kingdom of Israel.Object of His Ministry: The northern kingdom of Israel. |
Go, take to yourself aAnd children of harlotries,|1|wife of|2|harlotries
For the land is entirely given over toAnd thus departs from Jehovah.|a|harlotry,
Call his nameFor yet a little while|1|Jezreel,
And I willUpon the house of Jehu|2|avenge the|a|bloodshed of Jezreel
And will bring anHosea|1:5|-|And in that day|b|end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.
I will break theIn the valley of Jezreel.|a|bow of Israel
Call her nameFor I will no longer have compassion|1|Lo-ruhamah,
On theThat I should forgive them at all.|a|house of Israel,
Call his nameFor you are|1|Lo-ammi,
And I will not belong to you.Hosea|1:10|-|But the
Which cannot be measured or numbered;
It will be said to them, You are theHosea|1:11|-|And the children of Judah and the children of Israel will be|3c|sons of the living God.
And they will appoint for themselves one head, and they will go up from the land,For great will be the day of