¶ The word¹ of the LORD that came unto Hosea², the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah⁴, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

¶ The beginning⁵ of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go⁶, take unto thee a wife⁸ of whoredoms and children⁹ of whoredoms: for¹⁰ the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.

¹¹So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.

And the LORD said unto him, Call¹² his name Jezreel¹³; for yet a little while, and I¹⁴ will avenge¹⁵ the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause¹⁶ to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.

And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will¹⁷ break the bow of Israel in¹⁸ the valley of Jezreel.

And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah¹⁹: for²⁰ I will no more have²¹ mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.

But I will²² have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save²³ them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow²⁴, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.

¶ Now when she had weaned²⁵ Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.

Then said God, Call his name Loammi²⁶: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.

¶ Yet the number²⁷ of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it²⁸ shall come to pass, that in the²⁹ place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons³⁰ of the living God.

Then shall³¹ the children of Judah³² and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for³³ great shall be the day of Jezreel.