Joel 1
Get in Touch with Reality—and Weep! 1-3 God’s Message to Joel son of Pethuel: Attention, elder statesmen! Listen closely, everyone, whoever and wherever you are! Have you ever heard of…
Joel 2
The Locust Army 1-3 Blow the ram’s horn trumpet in Zion! Trumpet the alarm on my holy mountain! Shake the country up! God’s Judgment’s on its way—the Day’s almost here!…
Joel 3
God Is a Safe Hiding Place 1-3 “In those days, yes, at that very time when I put life back together again for Judah and Jerusalem, I’ll assemble all the…
Hosea 1
1 This is God’s Message to Hosea son of Beeri. It came to him during the royal reigns of Judah’s kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. This was also the…
Hosea 2
1 “Rename your brothers ‘God’s Somebody.’ Rename your sisters ‘All Mercy.’ Wild Weekends and Unholy Holidays 2-13 “Haul your mother into court. Accuse her! She’s no longer my wife. I’m…
Hosea 3
In Time They’ll Come Back 1 ThenGodordered me, “Start all over: Love your wife again, your wife who’s in bed with her latest boyfriend, your cheating wife. Love her the…
Hosea 4
No One Is Faithful 1-3 Attention all Israelites!God’s Message! Godindicts the whole population: “No one is faithful. No one loves. No one knows the first thing about God. All this…
Hosea 5
They Wouldn’t Recognize God If They Saw Him 1-2 “Listen to this, priests! Attention, people of Israel! Royal family—all ears! You’re in charge of justice around here. But what have…
Hosea 6
Gangs of Priests Assaulting Worshipers 1-3 “Come on, let’s go back toGod. He hurt us, but he’ll heal us. He hit us hard, but he’ll put us right again. In…
Hosea 7
Despite All the Signs, Israel Ignores God 1-2 “Every time I gave Israel a fresh start, wiped the slate clean and got them going again, Ephraim soon filled the slate…