^{2 Ref} The commencement of Jehovah's speaking by Hosea. And Jehovah saith unto Hosea, `Go, take to thee a woman of whoredoms, and children of whoredoms, for utterly go a-whoring doth the land from after Jehovah.'

^{3 Ref} And he goeth and taketh Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceiveth and beareth to him a son;

^{4 Ref} and Jehovah saith unto him, `Call his name Jezreel, for yet a little, and I have charged the blood of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, and have caused to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel;

^{5 Ref} and it hath come to pass in that day that I have broken the bow of Israel, in the valley of Jezreel.'