何西阿書1:3-5

1:3 於是，何西阿去娶了滴拉音的女兒歌篾。這婦人懷孕，給他生了一個兒子。

1:4 耶和華對何西阿說：「給他起名叫耶斯列；因為再過片時，我必討耶戶家在耶斯列殺人流血的罪，也必使以色列家的國滅絕。

1:5 到那日，我必在耶斯列平原折斷以色列的弓。」

So he went and took Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

And the Lord said to him, "Call his name Jezreel, for in just a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel. And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel."

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    上帝藉由歌篾所生的兒子，要何西阿以命名的方式來宣告上帝對以色列的審判。

    當然這是聖經常用的方式，使人由命名中發展出上帝的信息，使人知道上帝的作為。