Hosea

Hosea 2:23

²³And I will sow her as My own in the land,

and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ⁱ

I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’^j

‘You are My people,’^k

and they will say,

‘You are my God.’”

Footnotes

i 2:23 Hebrew Lo-ruhamah; LXX I will love her who was not loved
j 2:23 Hebrew Lo-ammi
k 2:23 Cited in Romans 9:25|ROM 9:25and 1 Peter 2:10

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And I will sow her	וּזְרַעְתִּ֤יהָ	ū·zə·ra‘·tî·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H2232 sow, scatter seed
as My own	לִּי֙	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
in the land	בָּאָ֔רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and I will have compassion on	וְרִֽחַמְתִּ֖י	wə·ri·ḥam·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7355 love
No	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
Compassion	רֻחָ֑מָה	ru·ḥā·māh	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7355 love
I will say to those	וְאָמַרְתִּ֤י	wə·’ā·mar·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
Not	לְלֹֽא־	lə·lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
My People	עַמִּי־	‘am·mî-	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
You	אַ֔תָּה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are My people	עַמִּי֙	‘am·mî	Preposition; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5971 people
and they	וְה֖וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
will say	יֹאמַ֥ר	yō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
You are my God	אֱלֹהָֽי׃פ	’ĕ·lō·hāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God

Cross-references

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Romans 9:25–26 · 1 Peter 2:9–10 · Zechariah 13:9 · Hosea 1:9–10 · Romans 3:29 · Zechariah 2:11 · Revelation 21:3–4 · Deuteronomy 26:17–19 · Zechariah 8:22–23 · Psalm 22:27 · Hosea 1:6 · Jeremiah 32:38

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.