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Hosea 1:9

Lo-ammi
Identity and self-worth

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.

And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.

10 Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’

11 Then the people of Judah and of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one leader, and will go up out of the land. For great will be the day of Jezreel.

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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
And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.
KJV
Then said God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.
WEB
He said, “Call his name Lo-Ammi, for you are not my people, and I will not be yours.
ASV
And [Jehovah] said, Call his name Lo-ammi; for ye are not my people, and I will not be your [God].
DARBY
and he said, Call his name Lo-ammi; for ye are not my people, and I will not be for you.
BLB
And He said, “Call his name Lo-ammi, for you⁺ [are] not My people, and I am not unto you⁺!
ÅB
Og han sa: Kall ham Lo-Ammi[^2]! For dere er ikke mitt folk, og jeg vil ikke tilhøre dere.
OTB
Da sa Herren: “Kall ham Lo-Ammi, for dere er ikke mitt folk, og jeg er ikke deres Gud.”
B1930
Og han sa: Kall ham Lo-Ammi! For I er ikke mitt folk, og jeg vil ikke tilhøre eder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 15:1

    Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.

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