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    Hosea

    hoh-ZAY-uh

    Meaning

    Salvation; He saves

    Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Hosea

    What it points to

    Hosea embodies God's scandalous grace — He pursues the unfaithful with relentless love and refuses to give up on His people.

    Verses · King James Version

    “And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.”

    Hosea 2:19

    “I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely.”

    Hosea 14:4

    Most used in the 1880s (US records)

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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