TheWay BibleHosea KJV
Old Testament · 14 chapters · 197 verses · about 26 minutes to read
Hosea is told to marry a wife who will be unfaithful, and his marriage becomes a picture of God and Israel. The book alternates between grief over sin and a love that will not let go.
Author: HoseaTraditionally dated about 750 BCTheme: covenant love
Chapters
Outline of Hosea
Key verses
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
Well-known verses in Hosea
I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
How long Hosea is
Chapters: 14Verses: 197Words: about 5,174Read in: about 26 minutesLongest chapter: Hosea 2 (23 verses)
Hosea is the 28th book of the Bible and the 28th of the Old Testament, between Daniel and Joel. Compare all 66 books →
Common questions
Who wrote the book of Hosea?
Hosea.
When was Hosea written?
It is traditionally dated about 750 BC.
What is the book of Hosea about?
Hosea is told to marry a wife who will be unfaithful, and his marriage becomes a picture of God and Israel. The book alternates between grief over sin and a love that will not let go.
How long is Hosea?
Hosea has 14 chapters and 197 verses in the King James Version — about 5,174 words.
How long does it take to read Hosea?
about 26 minutes at an ordinary reading pace of about 200 words a minute.
How many chapters are in Hosea?
14.
How many verses are in Hosea?
197.
What is the longest chapter in Hosea?
Hosea 2, with 23 verses. The shortest is Hosea 3, with 5.
Where is Hosea in the Bible?
Hosea is the 28th book of the Bible and the 28th of the Old Testament, between Daniel and Joel.
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