The beginning of the word of the Lord by Osee. And the Lord said to Osee, Go, take to thyself a wife of fornication, and children of fornication: for the land will surely go a-whoring in departing from the Lord.
GNV
Hosea 1:2
At the beginning the Lord spake by Hosea, and the Lord said vnto Hosea, Goe, take vnto thee a wife of fornications, and children of fornications: for the lande hath committed great whoredome, departing from the Lord.
Parallel Translations
The beginning of the word of the Lord by Osee. And the Lord said to Osee, Go, take to yourself a wife of fornication, and children of fornication: for the land will surely go a-whoring in departing from the Lord.
The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the Lord.
When Yahweh spoke at first by Hosea, Yahweh said to Hosea, “Go, take for yourself a wife of prostitution and children of unfaithfulness; for the land commits great adultery, forsaking Yahweh.”
Cross References
Hosea 3:1Hosea 2:4–5Deuteronomy 31:16Psalms 106:39Exodus 34:15–16Jeremiah 3:92 Peter 2:14Revelation 17:5Ezekiel 23:1–49Ezekiel 6:9Revelation 17:1–2Ezekiel 16:1–63Hosea 5:3Ezekiel 4:1–5Jeremiah 13:1–11
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