3. So Hosea married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she became pregnant and gave Hosea a son.
4. And the lord said, “Name the child Jezreel, for I am about to punish King Jehu’s dynasty to avenge the murders he committed at Jezreel. In fact, I will bring an end to Israel’s independence.
5. I will break its military power in the Jezreel Valley.”
6. Soon Gomer became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter. And the lord said to Hosea, “Name your daughter Lo-ruhamah—‘Not loved’—for I will no longer show love to the people of Israel or forgive them.
7. But I will show love to the people of Judah. I will free them from their enemies—not with weapons and armies or horses and charioteers, but by my power as the lord their God.”
8. After Gomer had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she again became pregnant and gave birth to a second son.
9. And the lord said, “Name him Lo-ammi—‘Not my people’—for Israel is not my people, and I am not their God.