Hosea 1:3
New International Version
So he married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

New Living Translation
So Hosea married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she became pregnant and gave Hosea a son.

English Standard Version
So he went and took Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

Berean Standard Bible
So Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

King James Bible
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.

New King James Version
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

New American Standard Bible
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

NASB 1995
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

NASB 1977
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

Legacy Standard Bible
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and gave birth to a son for him.

Amplified Bible
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

Christian Standard Bible
So he went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So he went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

American Standard Version
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bare him a son.

Contemporary English Version
So I married Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and we had a son.

English Revised Version
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bare him a son.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Hosea married Gomer, daughter of Diblaim. She became pregnant and had a son.

Good News Translation
So Hosea married a woman named Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. After the birth of their first child, a son,

International Standard Version
So he went out and married Diblaim's daughter Gomer. She conceived with him and gave birth to a son.

Majority Standard Bible
So Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

NET Bible
So Hosea married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. Then she conceived and gave birth to a son for him.

New Heart English Bible
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.

Webster's Bible Translation
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; who conceived, and bore him a son.

World English Bible
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he goes and takes Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceives and bears a son to him;

Young's Literal Translation
And he goeth and taketh Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceiveth and beareth to him a son;

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will go and take Gomer, daughter of Diblaim; and she will conceive and bring forth to him a son.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
So he went, and took Gomer the daughter of Debelaim: and she conceived and bore him a son.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he went out and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived and bore him a son.

New American Bible
So he went and took Gomer, daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived and bore him a son.

New Revised Standard Version
So he went and took Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; who conceived and bore him a son.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he went on and he took to him Gomer daughter of Deblim and she conceived and she bore to him a son
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
So he went and took Gomer, daughter of Debelaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Hosea's Wife and Children
2When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.” 3So Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son. 4Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.…

Cross References
Matthew 1:22-23
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: / “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).

Romans 9:25-26
As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,” / and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”

1 Peter 2:10
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Matthew 9:13
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Luke 5:32
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Ephesians 5:25-27
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her / to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, / and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

Revelation 19:7-9
Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. / She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints. / Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

2 Corinthians 11:2
I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

Galatians 4:27
For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”

Isaiah 54:5
For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.

Jeremiah 3:14
“Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.

Ezekiel 16:8
Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD.

Isaiah 62:4-5
No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride. / For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

Jeremiah 31:32
It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD.


Treasury of Scripture

So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bore him a son.

Isaiah 8:1-3
Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz…

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Hosea 1
1. Hosea, to show God's judgment for spiritual unfaithfulness, takes Gomer,
4. and has by her Jezreel;
6. Loruhamah;
8. and Lo-Ammi.
10. The restoration of Judah and Israel under one head.














So Hosea went and married Gomer
Hosea's obedience to God's command to marry Gomer is a profound act of faith. This marriage symbolizes God's relationship with Israel, where Hosea represents God and Gomer represents Israel. The name "Gomer" may suggest "completion" or "consummation," indicating the fullness of Israel's unfaithfulness. This act of marrying a woman of questionable reputation serves as a living parable of God's enduring love and commitment to His people despite their infidelity.

daughter of Diblaim
The mention of Gomer's father, Diblaim, is unique and not much is known about him. The name "Diblaim" could be related to the Hebrew word for "fig cakes," which might imply sweetness or indulgence, possibly hinting at the indulgent lifestyle that led to Gomer's reputation. This detail emphasizes the personal and familial nature of the narrative, grounding the prophetic message in real human relationships.

and she conceived and bore him a son
The birth of a son to Hosea and Gomer is significant as it marks the beginning of a series of symbolic acts through their children. Each child's name is a prophetic message to Israel. The conception and birth underscore the reality of the marriage and the tangible consequences of Israel's spiritual adultery. This son, named Jezreel, symbolizes the impending judgment on the house of Jehu and the nation of Israel, drawing a parallel to the historical events at the Valley of Jezreel, a site of bloodshed and divine retribution.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Hosea
A prophet called by God to deliver His message to the Northern Kingdom of Israel. His life and marriage serve as a living parable of God's relationship with Israel.

2. Gomer
The wife of Hosea, described as the daughter of Diblaim. Her unfaithfulness symbolizes Israel's spiritual adultery against God.

3. Diblaim
The father of Gomer. Little is known about him, but his mention roots Gomer in a specific family line, emphasizing the reality of Hosea's situation.

4. Marriage of Hosea and Gomer
This event is a symbolic act commanded by God to illustrate Israel's unfaithfulness and God's enduring love and commitment.

5. Birth of a Son
The birth of Hosea and Gomer's son represents the beginning of the prophetic message through Hosea's family life, with each child symbolizing a specific aspect of God's message to Israel.
Teaching Points
Symbolism of Marriage
Hosea's marriage to Gomer is a powerful symbol of God's covenant relationship with His people. Despite Israel's unfaithfulness, God remains committed to His covenant.

God's Unfailing Love
Just as Hosea is called to love Gomer despite her unfaithfulness, God loves us unconditionally. This challenges us to reflect on our own faithfulness to God.

The Reality of Sin
Gomer's unfaithfulness is a stark reminder of the reality and consequences of sin. It calls us to examine areas in our lives where we may be straying from God.

Repentance and Restoration
The account of Hosea and Gomer ultimately points to the possibility of repentance and restoration. God desires to restore His relationship with us when we turn back to Him.

Living Parables
Hosea's life demonstrates how God can use our personal experiences as a testimony to others. We are called to live lives that reflect God's message to the world.(3) Gomer the daughter of Diblaim.--Gomer means complete, or perfect, but whether in external beauty or in wickedness of character is not easy to determine.

Verse 3. - So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son. Kimchi conjectures that "Gomer was the name of a harlot well known at that time;" he also explains the name, according to his view of its symbolic import, as follows: "Gomer has the meaning of completion;" as if the prophet said, He will fully execute on them the punishment of their transgressions that he may forgive their iniquity." The names of the children born to the prophet are significant and symbolical; and their symbolic significance is explained. The names mentioned in this verse are also significant, though their significance is not expressly stated, as in the former case; the cause of the omission being the fact that these names were not, like the others, now received for the first time, but simply retained. Gomer denotes "completion" or" consummation," from a verbal root signifying "to perfect" or "come to an end; and Diblaim is the dual of deblelah, the plural being debhelim, from the verb dabhal, to press together into a mass, especially a round mass. The meaning of the word, then, is "two cakes," that is, of dried figs pressed together in lumps. It may be observed, in passing, that the Greek παλάθη seems to come from the Aramaic form debhalta, by the omission of the initial daleth. But what is the mystic meaning which the prophet veils under the two names Consummation and Compressed fig-cakes (cakes of compressed figs)? The one may hint not obscurely consummation in sin and in the suffering which is the ultimate consequence of sin; while the other may imply the sweetness of sensual indulgences, especially such as idolatrous celebrants were prone to. If, then, the symbolical interpretation of these names be allowable, we may accept that given by Jerome. He says, "Out of Israel is taken typically by Hosea a wife consummated in fornication, and a perfect daughter of pleasure which seems sweet and pleasant to those who enjoy it." There is, moreover, an obvious appropriateness in the names thus symbolically understood. The prophet, whose name signifies "salvation," marries a woman who was a daughter of plea. sure and a votary of sin; this alliance represents the relation into which Jehovah, with his saving power, had mercifully taken Israel; but that people, unmindful and unthankful for such mercy, and intent on the indulgence of a sinful course, went from bad to worse in apostasy and idolatry till God at length left them in their impenitence and abandoned them to their fate. The conception and birth of Gomer's son to the prophet, though several authorities omit "him," give no countenance to the idea of the child being supposititious; and so far there seems to be some confirmation of the opinion of Keil referred to under ver. 2.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So [Hosea] went
וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ (way·yê·leḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

and married
וַיִּקַּ֔ח (way·yiq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

Gomer
גֹּ֖מֶר (gō·mer)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1586: Gomer -- a son of Japheth, also his descendants, also the wife of Hosea

daughter
בַּת־ (baṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 1323: A daughter

of Diblaim,
דִּבְלָ֑יִם (diḇ·lā·yim)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1691: Diblaim -- the father-in-law of Hosea

and she conceived
וַתַּ֥הַר (wat·ta·har)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 2029: To conceive, become pregnant

and bore
וַתֵּֽלֶד־ (wat·tê·leḏ-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

him
ל֖וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

a son.
בֵּֽן׃ (bên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son


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