Hosea
14 chapters, 197 verses. The 28th of 66 books, in The Minor Prophets.
How it begins
1The LORD’s word that came to 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.
2When the LORD spoke at first by Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a wife of prostitution and children of unfaithfulness; for the land commits great adultery, forsaking the LORD.”
3So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.
4The LORD said to him, “Call his name Jezreel, for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, and will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease.
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
World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.