Hosea
14 chapters, 197 verses. The 28th of 66 books, in The Minor Prophets.
How it begins
1The 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.
2The 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.
3So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
Chapters
- 1The unfaithful wife
- 2Judgment and restoration
- 3A parable of Israel's return
- 4Contention with Israel
- 5Rebuke and hope
- 6Superficial repentance
- 7Israel's corruption
- 8Violation of covenant
- 9No joy in harvest
- 10An empty vine
- 11Reluctant punishment
- 12Jacob's weakness and strength
- 13Destruction and hope
- 14Return to the Lord
King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.