Hosea 1:9

And the Lord said, Give him the name Lo-ammi; for you are not my people, and I will not be your God.

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In The King James Version

Then said God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.

In Context

8Now when Lo-ruhamah had been taken from the breast, the woman gave birth to a son.

10But still the number of the children of Israel will be like the sand of the sea, which may not be measured or numbered; and in place of its being said to them, You are not my people, it will be said to them, You are the sons of the living God

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Matthew Henry on Hosea 1:9-11

Temporary Rejection of Israel; Promises of Mercy. ( b. c. 768.) 8 Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son. 9 Then said God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God. 10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God. 11 Then… Read the whole commentary →

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