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
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yet the number | מִסְפַּ֤ר | mis·par | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4557 number, tale |
| of the Israelites | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| will be | וְֽ֠הָיָה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like the sand | כְּח֣וֹל | kə·ḥō·wl | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2344 sand |
| of the sea | הַיָּ֔ם | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| cannot | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be measured | יִמַּ֖ד | yim·maḏ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4058 measure |
| counted | יִסָּפֵ֑ר | yis·sā·p̄êr | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5608 count |
| And it will happen that | וְֽ֠הָיָה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| in the | בִּמְק֞וֹם | bim·qō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| where | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| it was said | יֵאָמֵ֤ר | yê·’ā·mêr | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to them | לָהֶם֙ | lā·hem | Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | |
| You | אַתֶּ֔ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| My people | עַמִּ֣י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| they will be called | יֵאָמֵ֥ר | yê·’ā·mêr | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| sons | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of the living | חָֽי׃ | ḥāy | Adjective - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| God | אֵֽל־ | ’êl- | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.