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The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.
This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.
And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.
But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.
How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.
And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.
Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?
And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD.
These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.
Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.
The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
