KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.’”
WEB World English Bible
I will sow her to me in the earth; and I will have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy; and I will tell those who were not my people, ‘You are my people;’ and they will say, ‘My God!’”
ASV American Standard Version
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 that were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And I have sowed her to Me in the land, And I have pitied Lo-Ruhamah, And I have said to Lo-Ammi, My people thou art, and it saith, My God!’
Surrounding context — Hosea 2
20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;
22 And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.
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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּזְרַעְתִּ֤יהָH2232 · za.rato sowלִּי֙H9030 · nimeבָּאָ֔רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוְרִֽחַמְתִּ֖יH7355 · ra.chamto have compassionאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]לֹ֣אH3808 · lonotרֻחָ֑מָהH7355 · ra.chamto have compassionוְאָמַרְתִּ֤יH559 · a.marto sayלְלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotעַמִּי֙H5971 · ampeopleעַמִּי־H5971 · ampeopleאַ֔תָּהH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)וְה֖וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itיֹאמַ֥רH559 · a.marto sayאֱלֹהָֽי׃ פH430 · e.lo.himGod
Cross-references
Romans 9:25-26As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.1 Peter 2:9-10But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It [is] my people: and they shall say, The LORD [is] my God.Hosea 1:9-10Then said [God], Call his name Loammi: for ye [are] not my people, and I will not be your [God].Romans 3:29[Is he] the God of the Jews only? [is he] not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:Zechariah 2:11And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.Revelation 21:3-4And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, [and be] their God.Zechariah 8:22-23Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.Deuteronomy 26:17-19Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:Psalm 22:27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.Hosea 1:6And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And [God] said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.Jeremiah 32:38And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:Romans 11:30-32For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:Malachi 1:11For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name [shall be] great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense [shall be] offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name [shall be] great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.Jeremiah 31:27Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.Jeremiah 16:19O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and [things] wherein [there is] no profit.Psalm 68:31Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.Song of Solomon 2:16My beloved [is] mine, and I [am] his: he feedeth among the lilies.
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