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

Now when Gomer had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived and gave birth to a son.

When they became many, their sin increased against me; they changed their glory into shame.

I will not punish your daughters for being defiled, and your brides that became whores: seeing the fathers themselves have meddled with harlots, and offered with unthriftiness: but the people that will not understand must be punished.

Their drinking-bout, having passed, - they became, unchaste, they loved wildly, a contempt, became her great men.

On the day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine;
He stretched out his hand with scoffers,

When Ephraim multiplied altars to expiate sins, they became to him altars to sin [on].

Like grapes in the desert, found I Israel, like the first-ripe in the fig-tree when it is young, saw I your fathers, - they, entered Baal-peor, and devoted themselves to the Shameful Thing, Then became their abominations like their lusts.

With human cords, used I to draw them, with the bands of love, so became I unto them like those who remove the yoke that was on their jaws, - and, holding out food to him, I let him eat.

He was not to turn back into the land of Egypt, Howbeit, the Assyrian - he, became his king, for they refused to turn.

And Ephraim will say, Surely I became rich, I found to me wealth: all my labors shall not be found to me iniquity which was sin.

But I have been the Lord your God since [you became a nation in] the land of Egypt;
I will make you live in tents again,
As in the days of the appointed and solemn festival.

And Jacob went in flight into the field of Aram, and Israel became a servant for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

When Ephraim, spake, there was terror, exalted was, he, in Israel, - but, when he became guilty with Baal, then he died.

Yet I have been the Lord your God
Since [the time you became a nation in] the land of Egypt;
And you were not to know any god except Me,
For there is no savior besides Me.

As their pastures flourished, all their desires were met. As they were satiated, they became arrogant and therefore ignored me.