The word of the LORDthatcameuntoHosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORDsaid to Hosea, Go, takeuntothee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the landhathcommittedgreatwhoredom, departingfrom the LORD.
And the LORDsaidunto him, Call his nameJezreel; for yet a littlewhile, and I willavenge the blood of Jezreelupon the house of Jehu, and willcause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
And she conceivedagain, and bare a daughter. And God saidunto him, Call her nameLoruhamah: for I will no morehavemercyupon the house of Israel; but I willutterlytakethemaway.
But I willhavemercyupon the house of Judah, and willsavethem by the LORDtheir God, and will not savethem by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
Yet the number of the children of Israelshall be as the sand of the sea, whichcannot be measured nor numbered; and it shallcome to pass, that in the placewhere it was saiduntothem, Ye are not my people, there it shall be saiduntothem, Ye are the sons of the living God.
Thenshall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gatheredtogether, and appointthemselves one head, and theyshallcome up out of the land: for greatshall be the day of Jezreel.