God Commands Hosea to Start a Family 1 The word of Yahweh that came to Hosea son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, the kings…

The Unfaithful Wife 1 Say to your brother,“Ammi,” and to your sister,“Ruhamah.” 2 Plead with your mother, plead— because she is not my wife, and I am not her husband….

Another Symbolic Marriage 1 And Yahweh said to me again, “Go, love a woman who has a loverand is committing adultery, just like the love of Yahweh for the children…

Yahweh Has an Indictment 1 Hear the word of Yahweh, O children of Israel, for Yahweh has an indictment against the inhabitants of the land. There is no faithfulness or…

The Priests Are a Snare 1 Hear this, O priests! Give heed, O house of Israel! Listen, O house of the king! Because the judgment applies to you; because you…

A Call to Yahweh 1 Come, let us return to Yahweh; because it is he who has torn, and he will heal us; he has struck us down and will…

1 when I would heal Israel, and the corruption of Ephraim is revealed, and the wicked deeds of Samaria; because they deal in falsehood, the thief breaks in, and the…

Israel Rejects the Good 1 Put to your lips the trumpet like a vulture over the house of Yahweh, because they have broken my covenant and rebelled against my law….

Ephraim Faces Punishment 1 Do not rejoice, O Israel, do not exult like the nations! For you played the whore, departing from your God; you loved a harlot’s wage on…

Israel Is Punished 1 Israel is a luxuriant vine; he yields fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he made numerous altars. The more his land prospered,…