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Hosea 1:6

Lo-ruhamah
Mercy and compassion

4 Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.

5 And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”

Gomer again conceived and gave birth to a daughter, and the LORD said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them.

7 Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”

8 After she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, Gomer conceived and gave birth to a son.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Gomer again conceived and gave birth to a daughter, and the LORD said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them.
KJV
And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.
WEB
She conceived again, and bore a daughter. Then he said to him, “Call her name Lo-Ruhamah, for I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, that I should in any way pardon them.
ASV
And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And [Jehovah] said unto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah; for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel, that I should in any wise pardon them.
DARBY
And she conceived again, and bore a daughter. And he said unto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah; for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel, so that I should pardon them.
BLB
And [his wife] conceived again, and she bore a daughter. And He said to him: “Call her name Lo-ruhamah, for no longer will I continue [to] have compassion on the house of Israel, that I should ever lift the for them.
ÅB
Og hun ble igjen fruktsommelig og fødte en datter, og han sa til ham: Kall henne Lo-Ruhama[^1]! For jeg vil ikke mere miskunne meg over Israels hus, så jeg skulle tilgi dem;
OTB
Gomer ble gravid igjen og fødte en datter. Og Herren sa til ham: “Kall henne Lo-Ruhama, for jeg vil ikke lenger vise kjærlighet til Israels hus, så jeg skulle tilgi dem.
B1930
Og hun blev atter fruktsommelig og fødte en datter, og han sa til ham: Kall henne Lo-Ruhama! For jeg vil ikke mere miskunne mig over Israels hus, så jeg skulde tilgi dem;

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Cross references

  • 1 Peter 2:10

    Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

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  • Hosea 2:23

    And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”

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  • Isaiah 27:11

    When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.

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  • 2 Kings 17:6

    In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.

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  • Hosea 2:4

    I will have no compassion on her children, because they are the children of adultery.

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  • 2 Kings 17:23–41

    Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day.

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  • Hosea 9:15–17

    All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.

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