Hosea 1:8

“Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.”

"Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son." - Hosea 1:8
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What does Hosea 1:8 mean?

The Bible verse Hosea 1:8 from the King James Version (KJV) reads, "Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son." This verse is part of the larger passage where God commands the prophet Hosea to marry Gomer, a prostitute, as a symbol of God's relationship…

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The Beauty of New Beginnings: Redemption Through Grace

The biblical narrative of Hosea is a poignant illustration of God’s unwavering love and grace for His people, despite their failings and transgressions. Hosea 1:8 states, "Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son." This verse captures a moment of…

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A Prayer for Rebirth and Restoration

Heavenly Father, Creator of the heavens and the earth, I come before You today with a heart full of reverence and gratitude. As I meditate on the words of Hosea 1:8, where we read, "Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son," I recognize the profound…

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Hosea 1:8 - "¶ Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son."
Hosea 8:8 - "Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure."
Hosea 8:1 - "Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law."
Hosea 6:8 - "Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood."
Hosea 4:8 - "They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity."
Hosea 1:1 - "The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel."
Hosea 8:3 - "Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him."
Hosea 7:8 - "Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned."
Hosea 1:2 - "The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD."
Hosea 1:2
Hosea 3:1
Hosea 8:2 - "Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee."
Hosea 1:2
Hosea 8:11 - "Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin."
Hosea 8:6 - "For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces."
Hosea 8:9 - "For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers."
Hosea 8:12 - "I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing."
Hosea 9:8 - "The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God."
Hosea 3:1-5
"Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure." - Hosea 8:8
Hosea 5:8 - "Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin."
Hosea 8:10 - "Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes."
"Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood." - Hosea 6:8
Hosea 2:8 - "For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal."
Hosea 8:5 - "¶ Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?"
Hosea 8:7 - "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up."
"They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity." - Hosea 4:8
Hosea 1:2-11;2:14;3:5
Hosea 8:13 - "They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt."