The word of Jehovah which was to Hosea son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, son of Joash, king of Israel.

The beginning of the word of Jehovah by Hosea. And Jehovah will say to Hosea, Go, take to thee a wife of fornication and children of fornication; for the land committing fornication, will commit fornication from after Jehovah.

Hear the word of Jehovah, ye sons of Israel: for a contention to Jehovah with the inhabitants of the land, for no truth and no kindness and no knowledge of God in the land.

And thou wert weak in the day, and the prophet also was weak with thee by night, and I destroyed thy mother.

According to the word Ephraim being terrified be was lifted up in Israel; and he will transgress in Baal and die.

Turn back, O Israel, even to Jehovah thy God, for thou wert weak in thine iniquity.