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which conceived, and bare him a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and gave birth to a son for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So he went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So he went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bare him a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So I married Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and we had a son. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bare him a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So Hosea married Gomer, daughter of Diblaim. She became pregnant and had a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So Hosea married a woman named Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. After the birth of their first child, a son, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So he went out and married Diblaim's daughter Gomer. She conceived with him and gave birth to a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Hosea married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. Then she conceived and gave birth to a son for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; who conceived, and bore him a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he goes and takes Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceives and bears a son to him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he goeth and taketh Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceiveth and beareth to him a son;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will go and take Gomer, daughter of Diblaim; and she will conceive and bring forth to him a son.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So he went, and took Gomer the daughter of Debelaim: and she conceived and bore him a son. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he went out and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived and bore him a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So he went and took Gomer, daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived and bore him a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So he went and took Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; who conceived and bore him a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he went on and he took to him Gomer daughter of Deblim and she conceived and she bore to him a son<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So he went and took Gomer, daughter of Debelaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/1-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=31" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hosea/1.htm">Hosea's Wife and Children</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>When 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.” <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">So Hosea went</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">and married</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1586.htm" title="1586: gō·mer (N-proper-fs) -- From gamar; completion; Gomer, the name of a son of Japheth and of his descendants; also of a Hebrewess.">Gomer</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/1691.htm" title="1691: diḇ·lā·yim (N-proper-ms) -- Diblaim -- the father-in-law of Hosea. Dual from the masculine of dbelah; two cakes; Diblajim, a symbolic name.">of Diblaim,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2029.htm" title="2029: wat·ta·har (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To conceive, become pregnant. A primitive root; to be pregnant, conceive.">and she conceived</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: wat·tê·leḏ- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">and bore</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bên (N-ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">a son.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Then 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-22.htm">Matthew 1:22-23</a></span><br />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”).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-25.htm">Romans 9:25-26</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-10.htm">1 Peter 2:10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-13.htm">Matthew 9:13</a></span><br />But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-32.htm">Luke 5:32</a></span><br />I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-9</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-27.htm">Galatians 4:27</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Isaiah 54:5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-14.htm">Jeremiah 3:14</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-8.htm">Ezekiel 16:8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-4.htm">Isaiah 62:4-5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-32.htm">Jeremiah 31:32</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bore him a son.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-1.htm">Isaiah 8:1-3</a></b></br> Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/26-14.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/daniel/9-1.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-30.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-3.htm">Conceiveth</a> <a href="/daniel/11-17.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-6.htm">Gomer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-14.htm">Married</a> <a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/1-6.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/hosea/1-8.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/hosea/1-8.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/hosea/1-6.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/hosea/1-6.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/hosea/1-8.htm">Conceiveth</a> <a href="/hosea/1-6.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/hosea/1-8.htm">Gomer</a> <a href="/hosea/4-2.htm">Married</a> <a href="/hosea/2-2.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/1-1.htm">Hosea, to show God's judgment for spiritual unfaithfulness, takes Gomer,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/1-4.htm">and has by her Jezreel;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/1-6.htm">Loruhamah;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/1-8.htm">and Lo-Ammi.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/1-10.htm">The restoration of Judah and Israel under one head.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hosea/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So Hosea went and married Gomer</b><br>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.<p><b>daughter of Diblaim</b><br>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.<p><b>and she conceived and bore him a son</b><br>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.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a></b><br>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.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gomer.htm">Gomer</a></b><br>The wife of Hosea, described as the daughter of Diblaim. Her unfaithfulness symbolizes Israel's spiritual adultery against God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/diblaim.htm">Diblaim</a></b><br>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.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/marriage_of_hosea_and_gomer.htm">Marriage of Hosea and Gomer</a></b><br>This event is a symbolic act commanded by God to illustrate Israel's unfaithfulness and God's enduring love and commitment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/birth_of_a_son.htm">Birth of a Son</a></b><br>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.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_marriage.htm">Symbolism of Marriage</a></b><br>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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_unfailing_love.htm">God's Unfailing Love</a></b><br>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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_sin.htm">The Reality of Sin</a></b><br>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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_parables.htm">Living Parables</a></b><br>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.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_hosea's_marriage_to_gomer.htm">Is there any historical or archaeological evidence indicating that Hosea's marriage to Gomer, as described in Hosea 3, actually took place?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_tell_hosea_to_marry_a_harlot.htm">Why did God instruct Hosea to marry a prostitute?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_hosea_3_events_symbolic_or_historical.htm">Could the events of Hosea 3 be purely symbolic or allegorical, and if so, what would that imply about their historical reliability?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_hosea_4_1-3's_land_effects.htm">Hosea 4:1-3: Is there any archaeological or historical evidence supporting the catastrophic effects on the land described here?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Gomer the daughter of Diblaim.--</span>Gomer means complete, or perfect, but whether in external beauty or in wickedness of character is not easy to determine.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son</span>. 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 <span class="accented">deblelah</span>, the plural being <span class="accented">debhelim</span>, from the verb <span class="accented">dabhal, to</span> press together into a mass, especially a round mass. The meaning of the word, then, is "<span class="accented">two</span> cakes," that is, of dried figs pressed together in lumps. It may be observed, in passing, that the Greek <span class="greek">παλάθη</span> seems to come from the Aramaic form <span class="accented">debhalta</span>, by the omission of the initial <span class="accented">daleth</span>. But what is the mystic meaning which the prophet veils under the two names Consummation and Compressed fig-cakes (cakes of <span class="accented">compressed</span> 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, "<span class="accented">Out</span> of Israel is taken typically by Hosea a wife <span class="accented">consummated in</span> fornication, and a perfect <span class="accented">daughter of pleasure</span> 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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/1-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So [Hosea] went</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and married</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקַּ֔ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Gomer</span><br /><span class="heb">גֹּ֖מֶר</span> <span class="translit">(gō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1586.htm">Strong's 1586: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gomer -- a son of Japheth, also his descendants, also the wife of Hosea</span><br /><br /><span class="word">daughter</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּת־</span> <span class="translit">(baṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Diblaim,</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבְלָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(diḇ·lā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1691.htm">Strong's 1691: </a> </span><span class="str2">Diblaim -- the father-in-law of Hosea</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and she conceived</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּ֥הַר</span> <span class="translit">(wat·ta·har)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2029.htm">Strong's 2029: </a> </span><span class="str2">To conceive, become pregnant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bore</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּֽלֶד־</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·leḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">a son.</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/1-3.htm">Hosea 1:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/1-3.htm">Hosea 1:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/1-3.htm">Hosea 1:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/1-3.htm">Hosea 1:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/1-3.htm">Hosea 1:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/1-3.htm">Hosea 1:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/1-3.htm">Hosea 1:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/1-3.htm">Hosea 1:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/1-3.htm">Hosea 1:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/1-3.htm">Hosea 1:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/1-3.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 1:3 So he went and took Gomer (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/1-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 1:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 1:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/1-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 1:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 1:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>