1 The word of the Lordthat came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the reign of Jeroboam…

1 ‘Say of your brothers, “My people”, and of your sisters, “My loved one”. Israel punished and restored 2 ‘Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not my wife,…

Hosea’s reconciliation with his wife 1 The Lordsaid to me, ‘Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love…

The charge against Israel 1 Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites, because the Lordhas a charge to bring against you who live in the land: ‘There is no…

Judgment against Israel 1 ‘Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen, royal house! This judgment is against you: you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread…

Israel unrepentant 1 ‘Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up…

1 1 whenever I would heal Israel, the sins of Ephraim are exposed and the crimes of Samaria revealed. They practise deceit, thieves break into houses, bandits rob in the…

Israel to reap the whirlwind 1 ‘Put the trumpet to your lips! An eagle is over the house of the Lord because the people have broken my covenant and rebelled…

Punishment for Israel 1 Do not rejoice, Israel; do not be jubilant like the other nations. For you have been unfaithful to your God; you love the wages of a…

1 Israel was a spreading vine; he brought forth fruit for himself. As his fruit increased, he built more altars; as his land prospered, he adorned his sacred stones. 2…