KJV King James Version
As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Romans 9:25
As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,”
WEB World English Bible
As he says also in Hosea, “I will call them ‘my people,’ which were not my people; and her ‘beloved,’ who was not beloved.”
ASV American Standard Version
As he saith also in Hosea, I will call that my people, which was not my people; And her beloved, that was not beloved.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
as also in Hosea He saith, ‘I will call what is not My people—My people; and her not beloved—Beloved,
Surrounding context — Romans 9
22 [What] if God, willing to shew [his] wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
24 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
26 And it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye [are] not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
27 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
28 For he will finish the work, and cut [it] short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoὩσηὲG5617 · HōsēeHoseaλέγει·G3004 · legōto sayκαλέσωG2564 · kaleōto call: callτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐG3756 · ounoλαόνG2992 · laosa peopleμουG3165 · memeλαόνG2992 · laosa peopleμουG3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐκG3756 · ounoἠγαπημένηνG25 · agapaōto loveἠγαπημένην.G25 · agapaōto love
Cross-references
Hosea 2:23And 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.1 Peter 2:10Which in time past [were] not a people, but [are] now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.John 16:27For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.Ezekiel 16:8Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time [was] the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.Romans 1:7To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called [to be] saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.Hosea 1:1-2The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
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