Hosea 1:1-3
Hosea 1:1
The Lord sent a message to Hosea son of Beeri at the time when Uzziah, Jotham, and Ahaz were the kings of Judah, and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was the king of Israel.
Hosea 1:2
The Lord began speaking through Hosea by telling him, “Go and take a wife who is a prostitute and have children born to a prostitute because those living in this land have committed terrible prostitution by turning away from the Lord.”
Hosea 1:3
So Hosea went and married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. She became pregnant and bore Hosea a son.