1 The Lord’s word that came to Hosea, Beeri’s son, in the days of Judah’s Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, and in the days of Israel’s King Jeroboam, Joash’s son.
2 When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to him,"Go, marry a prostitute and have children of prostitution, for the people of the land commit great prostitution by deserting the Lord."
3 So Hosea went and took Gomer, Diblaim’s daughter, and she became pregnant and bore him a son.
4 The Lord said to him, "Name him Jezreel; for in a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel, and I will destroy the kingdom of the house of Israel.
5 On that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Jezreel Valley."