Hosea 1:8

And she weaned her, who was called Without Mercy. And she conceived and bore a son.

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In The King James Version

Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.

In Context

7Yet I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and I will save them by the Lord their God. And I will not save them by bow and sword and battle and horses and horsemen.”

9And he said: “Call his name, Not My People, for you are not my people, and I will not be yours.

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Cross References

Genesis 21:8And the boy grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day of his weaning.

Matthew Henry on Hosea 1:3-8

The Prophet's Marriage; Threatenings against Israel; Intimation of Mercy to Judah. ( b. c. 768.) 2 The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the Lord . 3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son. 4 And the Lord said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel… Read the whole commentary →

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