The Koine Bible

The word of the Lord that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah and Jotham and Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel

The beginning of the word of the Lord to Hosea, and the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take for yourself a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry, because the land, by committing harlotry, will commit harlotry away from behind the Lord.

And he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

And the Lord said to him, Call his name Jezrael, because yet a little while and I will avenge the blood of Jezrael upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

And it shall be in that day, I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel

And she conceived again and bore a daughter. And he said to him, Call her name Not-for-I-will-no-longer-continue to pity the house of Israel, but rather opposing I will oppose them.

But I will have mercy on the sons of Judah and save them in the Lord their God, and I will not save them by bow nor by sword nor by war nor by chariots nor by horses nor by horsemen

And she weaned Lo-ruhamah, and she conceived again and bore a son

And he said, Call his name Not, because you are not my people and I am not yours.