Hosea

Hosea 1:10

10Yet 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.’f

Footnotes

  • f 1:10 Cited in Romans 9:26|ROM 9:26

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Yet the numberמִסְפַּ֤רmis·parNoun - masculine singular constructH4557 number, tale
of the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵל֙yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
will beוְֽ֠הָיָהwə·hā·yāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like the sandכְּח֣וֹלkə·ḥō·wlPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular constructH2344 sand
of the seaהַיָּ֔םhay·yāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3220 sea
whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
cannotלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
be measuredיִמַּ֖דyim·maḏVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH4058 measure
countedיִסָּפֵ֑רyis·sā·p̄êrVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5608 count
And it will happen thatוְֽ֠הָיָהwə·hā·yāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in theבִּמְק֞וֹםbim·qō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH4725 standing, spot, condition
whereאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
it was saidיֵאָמֵ֤רyê·’ā·mêrVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to themלָהֶם֙lā·hemPreposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Youאַתֶּ֔ם’at·temPronoun - second person masculine pluralH859 thou
notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
My peopleעַמִּ֣י‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
they will be calledיֵאָמֵ֥רyê·’ā·mêrVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
sonsבְּנֵ֥יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of the livingחָֽי׃ḥāyAdjective - masculine singularH2416 alive, living
Godאֵֽל־’êl-Noun - masculine singularH410 god

Cross-references

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2 Corinthians 6:18 · Galatians 4:6–7 · John 1:12 · Romans 9:25–28 · 1 Peter 2:9–10 · 1 John 3:1–2 · Romans 8:14–17 · Isaiah 43:6 · Hosea 2:23 · Isaiah 66:20 · Isaiah 60:4–22 · Genesis 13:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.