CHAPTER EXPLORER
Hosea 1
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11 verses in KJV · 135 outgoing cross-reference links
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Opening verses of Hosea 1 (KJV)
1:1 The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
1:2 The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, [departing] from the LORD.
1:3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
Historical / attribution context
Traditional writer attribution: Hosea
Approximate study chronology: c. 785 BC
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H1121benson: child · 8 occurrencesH3808lonot · 7 occurrencesH3478yis.ra.elIsrael · 6 occurrencesH3068ye.ho.vahLORD · 6 occurrencesH9038hemthem · 4 occurrencesH3819lo ru.cha.mahNo Mercy · 4 occurrencesH3157yiz.re.elJezreel · 4 occurrencesH3117yomday · 4 occurrencesH1004betplace · 4 occurrencesH8034shemname · 3 occurrencesH5750odstill · 3 occurrencesH3205ya.ladto beget · 3 occurrencesH3063ye.hu.dahJudah · 3 occurrencesH2029ha.rahto conceive · 3 occurrences
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