Osee — Chapter 1
These annotations are from the original 1609 Douay Old Testament, the first complete English Catholic Bible translation, produced by English scholars in exile at the English College of Douai. The archaic spelling is preserved.
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Verse 1
This Ieroboam King of Israel died 26. yeares before Ozias: wherby appeareth that Osee prophesied before Isaie: who began neerer the end of Ozias reigne. Isa.6.
Verse 2
Take a woman that hath been a fornicatrixe: and beget children, which wil also be fornicatours.
Verse 4
The issue of Iehu now reigning, solicited the 10. tribes called Israel to idolatrie, which God here sayth he wil reuenge.
Verse 9
Among manie sinners, some are the elected children of God, whom he wil cal to grace & repentance.
Verse 11
Al the faithfull haue one head, our Sauiour Christ.