The New American Standard Bible
Book of Hosea
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Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:1 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:1 JFB -> Commentary on 1:1 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:1 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:1 TSK -> Commentary on 1:1 TSK -> Entry for 1:1 WEN -> Notes on 1:1 NTB -> Adultery; Ahaz; Baal; Backsliders; Beeri; Hosea; Israel, Prophecies Concerning; Prophets TTT -> Prophets EBD -> Beeri; Hosea; Jeroboam SBD -> Be-eri 1:1 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] The word of the LORD which came to Hosea R1 the son of Beeri, during the days of Uzziah, R2 Jotham, R3 Ahaz R4 {and} Hezekiah, R5 kings of Judah, and during the days of Jeroboam R6 the son of Joash, king of Israel.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:2 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:2 JFB -> Commentary on 1:2 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:2 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:2 TSK -> Commentary on 1:2 TSK -> Entry for 1:2 WEN -> Notes on 1:2 NTB -> Backsliders; Idolatry; Israel, Prophecies Concerning; Marriage; Minister, Christian; Prophets; Symbols And Similitudes; Women TTT -> Prophets EBD -> Adultery; Fornication; Hosea 1:2 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, "Go, take to yourself a wife of harlotry and {have} children of harlotry; for the R7 land commits flagrant harlotry, forsaking F1 the LORD."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:3 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:3 JFB -> Commentary on 1:3 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:3 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:3 TSK -> Commentary on 1:3 TSK -> Entry for 1:3 WEN -> Notes on 1:3 NTB -> Backsliders; Diblaim; Gomer; Israel, Prophecies Concerning; Name; Symbols And Similitudes; Women TTT -> Prophets EBD -> Diblaim; Gomer SBD -> Diblaim; Gomer 1:3 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore R8 him a son.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:4 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:4 JFB -> Commentary on 1:4 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:4 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:4 TSK -> Commentary on 1:4 TSK -> Entry for 1:4 WEN -> Notes on 1:4 NTB -> Backsliders; Homicide; Israel, Prophecies Concerning; Jehu; Jezreel; Name; Symbols And Similitudes TTT -> Children; Murder; Prophets EBD -> Jezreel; Jezreel, Blood of SBD -> Jezre-el 1:4 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] And the LORD said to him, "Name him Jezreel; R9 for yet a little while, and I R10 will punish F2 the house of Jehu for the bloodshed of Jezreel, and I R11 will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:5 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:5 JFB -> Commentary on 1:5 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:5 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:5 TSK -> Commentary on 1:5 TSK -> Entry for 1:5 WEN -> Notes on 1:5 NTB -> Backsliders; Bow; Israel, Prophecies Concerning; Jezreel; Symbols And Similitudes TTT -> Bow, The; Prophets; Valleys EBD -> Archer; Jezreel; Jezreel, Day of; Jezreel, Valley of; Joab; Valley 1:5 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] "On that day I will break R12 the bow of Israel in the valley R13 of Jezreel."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:6 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:6 JFB -> Commentary on 1:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:6 TSK -> Commentary on 1:6 TSK -> Entry for 1:6 WEN -> Notes on 1:6 NTB -> Backsliders; Israel, Prophecies Concerning; Lo-Ruhamah; Name; Symbols And Similitudes TTT -> Children; Prophets EBD -> Lo-ruhamah SBD -> Lo-ruhamah 1:6 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] Then she conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. And the F3 LORD said to him, "Name her Lo-ruhamah, F4 for I will no longer have R14 compassion on the house of Israel, that I would ever forgive them.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:7 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:7 JFB -> Commentary on 1:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:7 TSK -> Commentary on 1:7 TSK -> Entry for 1:7 WEN -> Notes on 1:7 NTB -> Backsliders; God (continued); Israel, Prophecies Concerning; Jesus, The Christ; Lo-Ruhamah; Symbols And Similitudes TTT -> Christ is God; Prophets 1:7 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] "But I will have compassion R15 on the house of Judah and deliver R16 them by the LORD their God, and will not deliver them by bow, R17 sword, battle, horses or horsemen."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:8 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:8 JFB -> Commentary on 1:8 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:8 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:8 WEN -> Notes on 1:8 NTB -> Backsliders; Israel, Prophecies Concerning; Lo-Ruhamah; Symbols And Similitudes TTT -> Prophets 1:8 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] When she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived and gave birth to a son.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:9 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:9 JFB -> Commentary on 1:9 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:9 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:9 SRN -> Study Notes on 1:9 TSK -> Commentary on 1:9 TSK -> Entry for 1:9 WEN -> Notes on 1:9 NTB -> Adoption; Backsliders; Israel, Prophecies Concerning; Lo-Ammi; Name; Symbols And Similitudes TTT -> Prophets EBD -> Ammi; Lo-ammi SBD -> Lo-ammi 1:9 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] And the F5 LORD said, "Name him Lo-ammi, F6 for you are not My people and I am not your F7 God."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:10 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:10 JFB -> Commentary on 1:10 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:10 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:10 SRN -> Study Notes on 1:10 TSK -> Commentary on 1:10 TSK -> Entry for 1:10 WEN -> Notes on 1:10 NTB -> God; Prophecy; Quotations And Allusions EBD -> Hosea, Prophecies of; Lo-ammi; Son of God 1:10 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] Yet F8 the number of the sons of Israel Will be like the sand R18 of the sea, Which cannot be measured or numbered; And in R19 the place Where it is said to them, "You are not R20 My people," It will be said to them, "{You are} the sons R21 of the living God."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:11 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:11 JFB -> Commentary on 1:11 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:11 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:11 TSK -> Commentary on 1:11 TSK -> Entry for 1:11 WEN -> Notes on 1:11 NTB -> Jezreel TTT -> Jews, The 1:11 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] And the sons R22 of Judah and the sons of Israel will be gathered R23 together, And they will appoint for themselves one R24 leader, And they will go up from the land, For great will be the day of Jezreel.
FOOTNOTES: F1: Lit from not following after F2: Lit visit the bloodshed of Jezreel on the house of Jehu F3: Lit He F4: I.e. she has not obtained compassion F5: Lit He F6: I.e. not my people F7: Lit yours F8: Ch 2:1 in Heb
CROSS REFERENCES: R1: Romans 9:25 R2: 2 Chronicles 26:1-23; Isaiah 1:1; Amos 1:1 R3: 2 Kings 15:5,7,32-38; 2 Chronicles 27:1-9 R4: 2 Kings 16:1-20; 2 Chronicles 28:1-27; Isaiah 1:1; 7:1-17; Micah 1:1 R5: 2 Kings 18:1-20:21; 2 Chronicles 29:1-32:33; Micah 1:1 R6: 2 Kings 13:13; 14:23-29; Amos 1:1 R7: Hosea 3:1 R8: Deuteronomy 31:16; Jeremiah 3:1; Ezekiel 23:3-21; Hosea 2:5; 5:3 R9: Ezekiel 23:4 R10: Hosea 2:22 R11: 2 Kings 10:11 R12: 2 Kings 15:8-10 R13: Jeremiah 49:35; Ezekiel 39:3 R14: Joshua 17:16; Judges 6:33 R15: Hosea 2:4 R16: 2 Kings 19:29-35; Isaiah 30:18 R17: Jeremiah 25:5,6; Zechariah 9:9,10 R18: Psalms 44:3-7; Zechariah 4:6 R19: Genesis 22:17; 32:12; Jeremiah 33:22 R20: Romans 9:26 R21: Isaiah 65:1; Hosea 1:9 R22: Isaiah 63:16; 64:8; John 1:12; 1 Peter 2:10 R23: Isaiah 11:12 R24: Jeremiah 23:5,6; 50:4,5; Ezekiel 37:21-24

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