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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.
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The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORDsaid to Hosea,Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed greatwhoredom, departing from the LORD.
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And the LORDsaid unto him, Call his nameJezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
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And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her nameLoruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.