2 The commencement of JEHOVAH's speaking by Hosea. And JEHOVAH saith unto Hosea, ‘Go, take to thee a woman of whoredoms, and children of whoredoms, for utterly go a-whoring doth the land from after JEHOVAH.’

3 And he goeth and taketh Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceiveth and beareth to him a son;

4 and JEHOVAH saith unto him, ‘Call his name Jezreel, for yet a little, and I have charged the blood of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, and have caused to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel;