Hosea 1:2-4

New Century Version

Hosea’s Wife and Children

² When the Lord began speaking through Hosea, the Lord said to him, “Go, and marry an unfaithful woman and have unfaithful children, because the people in this country have been completely unfaithful to the Lord.” ³ So Hosea married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Hosea’s son.

⁴ The Lord said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, because soon I will punish the family of Jehu for the people they killed at Jezreel. In the future I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel