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Hosea 1:1
New Catholic Bible
Hosea 1:1
New Catholic Bible
Prologue
The Word of the Lord
Chapter 1
1 This is the word of the Lord[a] that came to Hosea, the son of Beeri, during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the reign of Jeroboam, son of Joash, king of Israel.
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- Hosea 1:1 The word of the Lord: refers to the entire revelation received by the prophet over the course of a ministry that began around 750 B.C. The indications of the period of the prophet’s activity are somewhat vague; indeed, the list of kings is incomplete as far as the kingdom of Israel is concerned.