And the Lord said to him, “Name him Jezreel; for yet in a little while I will avenge the blood [that was shed in the Valley] of Jezreel and inflict the punishment for it on the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

Then Gomer conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. And the Lord said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-Ruhamah (not shown mercy), for I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, that I would ever forgive them.

And the Lord said, “Name him Lo-Ammi (not my people), for you are not My people and I am not your God.”

“It shall come about in that day,” says the Lord,
“That you will call Me Ishi (my husband)
And will no longer call Me Baali (my Baal).

Ephraim also is like a silly dove, without heart or good sense;
They call to Egypt [for help], they go to Assyria.

My people are bent on turning from Me;
Though the prophets call them to the One on high,
None at all exalts Him.