Hosea

Hosea 1:1–2

¹This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash,^a king of Israel.

²When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.”

Footnotes

a 1:1 Hebrew Joash, a variant of Jehoash

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Hosea 1:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the word	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה׀	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
came	הָיָ֗ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Hosea	הוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙	hō·wō·šê·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1954 Hoshea
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Beeri	בְּאֵרִ֔י	bə·’ê·rî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H882 Beeri
in the days	בִּימֵ֨י	bî·mê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of Uzziah	עֻזִּיָּ֥ה	‘uz·zî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5818 Uzzijah
Jotham	יוֹתָ֛ם	yō·w·ṯām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3147 Jotham
Ahaz	אָחָ֥ז	’ā·ḥāz	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H271 Achaz
and Hezekiah	יְחִזְקִיָּ֖ה	yə·ḥiz·qî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3169 Jechizkijah
kings	מַלְכֵ֣י	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
and	וּבִימֵ֛י	ū·ḇî·mê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
Jeroboam	יָרָבְעָ֥ם	yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3379 Jeroboam
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Jehoash	יוֹאָ֖שׁ	yō·w·’āš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3101 Joash
king	מֶ֥לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Hosea 1:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
first	תְּחִלַּ֥ת	tə·ḥil·laṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8462 beginning
spoke	דִּבֶּר־	dib·ber-	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
through Hosea	בְּהוֹשֵׁ֑עַ פ	bə·hō·šē·aʿ p̄	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1954 Hoshea
He	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
told	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
him	הוֹשֵׁ֗עַ	hō·wō·šê·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1954 Hoshea
Go	לֵ֣ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
take	קַח־	qaḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
a prostitute	זְנוּנִים֙	zə·nū·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2183 adultery, idolatry
as your	לְךָ֞	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
wife	אֵ֤שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
and have children	וְיַלְדֵ֣י	wə·yal·ḏê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
of adultery	זְנוּנִ֔ים	zə·nū·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2183 adultery, idolatry
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
is flagrantly prostituting itself	זָנֹ֤ה	zā·nōh	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
from	מֵֽאַחֲרֵ֖י	mê·’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition-m	H310 behind
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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Hosea 1:1 Romans 9:25 · Micah 1:1 · Isaiah 1:1 · Amos 1:1 · 2 Peter 1:21 · 2 Chronicles 26:1–23 · 2 Kings 16:1–20 · 2 Kings 18:1–37

Hosea 1:2 Hosea 3:1 · Hosea 2:4–5 · Deuteronomy 31:16 · Psalm 106:39 · Revelation 17:1–2 · Revelation 17:5 · Ezekiel 6:9 · Exodus 34:15–16 · 2 Peter 2:14 · Ezekiel 23:1–49 · Jeremiah 3:9 · Ezekiel 16:1–63

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.