Project Gutenberg 2005-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 76 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous The World English Bible (WEB): Hosea Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Hosea From www.ebible.org with slight reformatting by Martin Ward "The World English Bible (WEB): Hosea" by Anonymous is a biblical text, specifically a prophetic book traditionally attributed to the prophet Hosea, written during the eighth century BCE. This work falls within the Ancient Near Eastern literary tradition and addresses themes of love, betrayal, and divine judgment. It likely aims to convey messages about the relationship between Yahweh and the people of Israel, emphasizing their infidelity and the need for repentance. The book of Hosea tells the story of the prophet's profound and tumultuous relationship with his wife, Gomer, who is unfaithful to him. Yahweh commands Hosea to marry a woman of promiscuity as a living metaphor for Israel's infidelity to God through idolatry and sin. Through the birth of Hosea's children, the narrative explores themes of judgment and redemption, with names that symbolize the relationship's fraught nature. The text reveals the pain of betrayal, expressing Yahweh's deep love for Israel despite their transgressions, and ultimately calls for repentance and the restoration of the covenant between God and His people. The overarching message is one of hope, suggesting that despite their failings, God remains willing to forgive and sustain a relationship with Israel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Bible. Hosea BS Text Category: History - Ancient Category: Religion/Spirituality 59520 2025-07-04T05:14:26.037068 text/html 59341 2025-01-11T02:56:24.484278 text/html 125550 2025-07-04T05:14:30.963998 application/epub+zip 113940 2025-07-04T05:14:28.875990 application/epub+zip 89280 2025-07-04T05:14:27.823981 application/epub+zip 215500 2025-07-04T05:14:32.841976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208628 2025-07-04T05:14:30.326006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192895 2022-09-04T09:37:54.178789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51646 2025-07-04T05:14:25.840021 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46546 2020-12-26T13:40:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17333 2025-07-04T05:14:32.958005 application/rdf+xml 13195 2025-07-04T05:14:28.304004 image/jpeg 3175 2025-07-04T05:14:28.062022 image/jpeg 17640 2020-12-26T13:40:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 103335 2025-07-04T05:14:26.043005 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia