Hosea:1:1-3
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The word of the LORD that came to Hose '
a the son of Be-e '
ri ,
in the days of Uzzi '
ah ,
Jotham ,
Ahaz ,
and Hezeki '
ah ,
kings of Judah ,
and in the days of Jerobo '
am the son of Jo '
ash ,
king of Israel .
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When the LORD first spoke through Hose '
a ,
the LORD said to Hose '
a , "
Go ,
take to yourself a wife of harlotry and have children of harlotry ,
for the land commits great harlotry by forsaking the LORD ."
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So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Dibla '
im ,
and she conceived and bore him a son .