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Hosea 1:6

Lo-ruhamah
Mercy and compassion

4 And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.

5 And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.

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.

7 But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.

8 Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare 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;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Peter 2:10

    Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

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  • Hosea 2:23

    And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.

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  • Isaiah 27:11

    When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.

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  • 2 Kings 17:6

    In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

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  • Hosea 2:4

    And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.

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  • 2 Kings 17:23–41

    Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.

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  • Hosea 9:15–17

    All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters.

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