Hosea

How Hosea begins

The first verses of Hosea 1 in the King James Version.

1. Hos 1:1

   The word of the Lord that came unto Hosea, 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.

2. Hos 1:2

   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.

3. Hos 1:3

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

4. Hos 1:4

   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.

5. Hos 1:5

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

Keep reading

Hosea is book 28 of the 66 in the King James Bible, with 14 chapters and 197 verses in the public-domain text.