Hosea’s Reconciliation With His Wife 1 TheLordsaid to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love her…

The Charge Against Israel 1 Hear the word of theLord, you Israelites, because theLordhas a charge to bring against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, 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 theLord. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our…

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

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…

God’s Love for Israel 1 “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. 2 But the more they were called, the more…

1 Ephraim feeds on the wind; he pursues the east wind all day and multiplies lies and violence. He makes a treaty with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt….

The Lord’s Anger Against Israel 1 When Ephraim spoke, people trembled; he was exalted in Israel. But he became guilty of Baal worship and died. 2 Now they sin more…