Hosea 1 · Verse 3

Hosea 1:3

So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
Hosea 1:3, King James Version

Hosea 1:3 in other translations

BSBSo Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.
WEBSo he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bore him a son.
ASVSo he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived, and bare him a son.
YLTAnd he goeth and taketh Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceiveth and beareth to him a son;
DARBYAnd he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived and bore him a son.
BBESo he took as his wife Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she gave birth to a son.
WebsterSo he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; who conceived, and bore him a son.

What does Hosea 1:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. Gomer ... daughter of Diblaim--symbolical names; literally, "completion, daughter of grape cakes"; the dual expressing the double layers in which these dainties were baked. So, one completely given up to sensuality. Maurer explains "Gomer" as literally, "a burning coal." Compare Pr 6:27, 29, as to an adulteress; Job 31:9, 12.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 He went and took Gomer - All this appears to be a real transaction, though having a typical meaning. If he took an Israelite, he must necessarily have taken an idolatress, one who had worshipped the calves of Jeroboam at Dan or at Bethel.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 1:1-7

Under a figure, is represented the shameful idolatry of the ten tribes. (Hos. 1:1-7) The calling of the Gentiles, and the uniting Israel and Judah under the Messiah. (Hos. 1:8-11) Verses 1-7 Israel was prosperous, yet then Hosea boldly tells them of their sins, and foretells their destruction. Men are not to be flattered in sinful ways because they prosper in the world; nor will it last long if they go on still in…

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Hosea 1:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
וַיִּקַּ֔חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
גֹּ֖מֶרGo.merGomerH1586
בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323
דִּבְלָ֑יִםdiv.La.yimDiblaimH1691
וַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harand she conceivedH2029
וַתֵּֽלֶד\־va.te.led-and she boreH3205
ל֖וֹloto him
בֵּֽן\׃Bena sonH1121

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Hosea 1:3

  • Isaiah 8:1-3

    Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Maher–shalal–hash–baz. And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher–shalal–hash–baz.

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Isa 8:1-3

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Context

  • 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 1:3

    So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.

  • Hosea 1:4

    And the Lord said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.

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Hosea 1:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Fué pues, y tomó á Gomer hija de Diblaim, la cual concibió y le parió un hijo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il s’en alla et prit Gomer, fille de Diblaïm; et elle conçut, et lui enfanta un fils.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er ging hin und nahm Gomer, die Tochter Diblaims; und sie ward schwanger und gebar ihm einen Sohn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et abiit, et accepit Gomer, filiam Debelaim: et concepit, et peperit ei filium.