Hosea 1:10

English Standard Version

¹⁰^[a] Yet ^(A)the number of the children of Israel shall be ^(B)like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. ^(C)And ^(D)in the place where it was said to them, ^(E)“You are not my people,” it shall be said to them, ^(F)“Children^[b] of ^(G)the living God.”

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Hosea 1:10 Ch 2:1 in Hebrew
Hosea 1:10 Or Sons

Hosea 1:10

New International Version

¹⁰“Yet the Israelites will be like the sand on the seashore, which cannot be measured or counted.^(A) In the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called ‘children of the living God.’^(B)

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2 Corinthians 6:18

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¹⁸^(A)and I will be a father to you,
and you shall be sons and daughters to me,
says the Lord Almighty.”

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2 Corinthians 6:18

New International Version

¹⁸And,

“I will be a Father to you,
and you will be my sons and daughters,^(A)
says the Lord Almighty.”^[a]^(B)

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2 Corinthians 6:18 2 Samuel 7:14; 7:8

Galatians 4:6-7

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⁶And because you are sons, God has sent ^(A)the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” ⁷So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then ^(B)an heir through God.

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Galatians 4:6-7

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⁶Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son^(A) into our hearts,^(B) the Spirit who calls out, “Abba,^[a] Father.”^(C) ⁷So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.^(D)

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Galatians 4:6 Aramaic for Father

John 1:12

English Standard Version

¹²But to all who did receive him, ^(A)who believed in his name, ^(B)he gave the right ^(C)to become ^(D)children of God,

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John 1:12

New International Version

¹²Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed^(A) in his name,^(B) he gave the right to become children of God^(C)—

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Romans 9:25-28

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²⁵As indeed he says in Hosea,

^(A)“Those who were not my people I will call ‘my people,’
and her who was not beloved I will call ‘beloved.’”
²⁶^(B)“And in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’
there they will be called ^(C)‘sons of the living God.’”

²⁷And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: ^(D)“Though the number of the sons of Israel^[a] be as the sand of the sea, ^(E)only a remnant of them will be saved, ²⁸for the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth fully and without delay.”

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Romans 9:27 Or children of Israel

Romans 9:25-28

New International Version

²⁵As he says in Hosea:

“I will call them ‘my people’ who are not my people;
and I will call her ‘my loved one’ who is not my loved one,”^[a]^(A)

²⁶and,

“In the very place where it was said to them,
‘You are not my people,’
there they will be called ‘children of the living God.’”^[b]^(B)

²⁷Isaiah cries out concerning Israel:

“Though the number of the Israelites be like the sand by the sea,^(C)
only the remnant will be saved.^(D)
²⁸For the Lord will carry out
his sentence on earth with speed and finality.”^[c]^(E)

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Romans 9:25 Hosea 2:23
Romans 9:26 Hosea 1:10
Romans 9:28 Isaiah 10:22,23 (see Septuagint)

1 John 3:1-2

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3 See ^(A)what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called ^(B)children of God; and so we are. The reason why ^(C)the world does not know us is that ^(D)it did not know him. ²Beloved, we are ^(E)God's children ^(F)now, and what we will be ^(G)has not yet appeared; but we know that ^(H)when he appears^[a] ^(I)we shall be like him, because ^(J)we shall see him as he is.

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1 John 3:2 Or when it appears

1 John 3:1-2

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3 See what great love^(A) the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!^(B) And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.^(C) ²Dear friends,^(D) now we are children of God,^(E) and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,^[a]^(F) we shall be like him,^(G) for we shall see him as he is.^(H)

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1 John 3:2 Or when it is made known

1 Peter 2:9-10

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⁹But you are ^(A)a chosen race, ^(B)a royal ^(C)priesthood, ^(D)a holy nation, ^(E)a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you ^(F)out of darkness into ^(G)his marvelous light. ¹⁰^(H)Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

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1 Peter 2:9-10

New International Version

⁹But you are a chosen people,^(A) a royal priesthood,^(B) a holy nation,^(C) God’s special possession,^(D) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.^(E) ¹⁰Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;^(F) once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

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Romans 8:14-17

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¹⁴For all who are ^(A)led by the Spirit of God are ^(B)sons^[a] of God. ¹⁵For ^(C)you did not receive ^(D)the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of ^(E)adoption as sons, by whom we cry, ^(F)“Abba! Father!” ¹⁶^(G)The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, ¹⁷and if children, then ^(H)heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, ^(I)provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

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Romans 8:14 See discussion on “sons” in the Preface

Romans 8:14-17

New International Version

¹⁴For those who are led by the Spirit of God^(A) are the children of God.^(B) ¹⁵The Spirit^(C) you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;^(D) rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.^[a] And by him we cry, “Abba,^[b] Father.”^(E) ¹⁶The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit^(F) that we are God’s children.^(G) ¹⁷Now if we are children, then we are heirs^(H)—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings^(I) in order that we may also share in his glory.^(J)

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Romans 8:15 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture; also in verse 23.
Romans 8:15 Aramaic for father

Isaiah 43:6

English Standard Version

⁶I will say to the north, Give up,
and to the south, Do not withhold;
bring ^(A)my sons from afar
and ^(B)my daughters from the end of the earth,

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Isaiah 43:6

New International Version

⁶I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
and to the south,^(A) ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring my sons from afar
and my daughters^(B) from the ends of the earth^(C)—

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Isaiah 66:20

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²⁰^(A)And they shall bring all your brothers from all the nations ^(B)as an offering to the Lord, on horses and in chariots and in litters and on mules and on dromedaries, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the Lord, just as the Israelites bring their grain offering in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord.

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Isaiah 66:20

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²⁰And they will bring^(A) all your people, from all the nations, to my holy mountain^(B) in Jerusalem as an offering to the Lord—on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels,”^(C) says the Lord. “They will bring them, as the Israelites bring their grain offerings, to the temple of the Lord in ceremonially clean vessels.^(D)

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Hosea 2:23

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²³    and ^(A)I will sow her for myself in the land.
And ^(B)I ^(C)will have mercy on No Mercy,^[a]
    and ^(D)I will say to Not My People,^[b] ^(E)‘You are my people’;
    and he shall say, ‘You are my God.’”

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Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-ruhama
Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-ammi

Hosea 2:23

New International Version

²³I will plant^(A) her for myself in the land;
I will show my love to the one I called ‘Not my loved one.^[a]^(B)’
I will say to those called ‘Not my people,^[b]’ ‘You are my people’;^(C)
and they will say, ‘You are my God.^(D)’”

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Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-Ruhamah (see 1:6)
Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-Ammi (see 1:9)

Isaiah 60:4-22

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⁴^(A)Lift up your eyes all around, and see;
    they all gather together, they come to you;
^(B)your sons shall come from afar,
    and your daughters shall be carried on the hip.
⁵Then you shall see and ^(C)be radiant;
    your heart shall thrill and exult,^[a]
because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
    ^(D)the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
⁶A multitude of camels shall cover you,
    the young camels of ^(E)Midian and ^(F)Ephah;
    all those from ^(G)Sheba shall come.
^(H)They shall bring gold and frankincense,
    and shall bring good news, the praises of the Lord.
⁷All the flocks of ^(I)Kedar shall be gathered to you;
    the rams of ^(J)Nebaioth shall minister to you;
^(K)they shall come up with acceptance on my altar,
    ^(L)and I will beautify my beautiful house.

⁸Who are these that fly like a cloud,
    and ^(M)like doves to their windows?
⁹For ^(N)the coastlands shall hope for me,
    ^(O)the ships of Tarshish first,
^(P)to bring your children from afar,
    their silver and gold with them,
for the name of the Lord your God,
    and for the Holy One of Israel,
    because ^(Q)he has made you beautiful.

¹⁰^(R)Foreigners shall build up your walls,
    and ^(S)their kings shall minister to you;
for in my wrath I struck you,
    but in my favor I have had mercy on you.
¹¹^(T)Your gates shall be open continually;
    day and night they shall not be shut,
^(U)that people may bring to you the wealth of the nations,
    with their kings led in procession.
¹²^(V)For the nation and kingdom
    that will not serve you shall perish;
    those nations shall be utterly laid waste.
¹³^(W)The glory of Lebanon shall come to you,
    the cypress, the plane, and ^(X)the pine,
to beautify the place of my sanctuary,
    and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
¹⁴^(Y)The sons of those who afflicted you
    shall come bending low to you,
^(Z)and all who despised you
    shall bow down at your feet;
^(AA)they shall call you the City of the Lord,
    the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁵^(AB)Whereas you have been forsaken and hated,
    with no one passing through,
^(AC)I will make you majestic forever,
    a joy from age to age.
¹⁶^(AD)You shall suck the milk of nations;
    you shall nurse at the breast of kings;
and you shall know that ^(AE)I, the Lord, am your Savior
    and your Redeemer, ^(AF)the Mighty One of Jacob.

¹⁷Instead of bronze I will bring gold,
    and instead of iron I will bring silver;
instead of wood, bronze,
    instead of stones, iron.
I will make your overseers peace
    ^(AG)and your taskmasters righteousness.
¹⁸^(AH)Violence shall no more be heard in your land,
    devastation or destruction within your borders;
^(AI)you shall call your walls Salvation,
    and your gates Praise.

¹⁹^(AJ)The sun shall be no more
    your light by day,
nor for brightness shall the moon
    give you light;^[b]
but the Lord will be your everlasting light,
    and your God will be your glory.^[c]
²⁰Your sun shall no more go down,
    nor your moon withdraw itself;
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
    and ^(AK)your days of mourning shall be ended.
²¹^(AL)Your people shall all be righteous;
    ^(AM)they shall possess the land forever,
^(AN)the branch of my planting, the work of my hands,
    that I might be glorified.^[d]
²²^(AO)The least one shall become a clan,
    and the smallest one a mighty nation;
^(AP)I am the Lord;
    in its time I will hasten it.

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Isaiah 60:5 Hebrew your heart shall tremble and grow wide
Isaiah 60:19 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint, Targum add by night
Isaiah 60:19 Or your beauty
Isaiah 60:21 Or that I might display my beauty

Isaiah 60:4-22

New International Version

⁴“Lift up your eyes and look about you:
    All assemble^(A) and come to you;
your sons come from afar,^(B)
    and your daughters^(C) are carried on the hip.^(D)
⁵Then you will look and be radiant,^(E)
    your heart will throb and swell with joy;^(F)
the wealth^(G) on the seas will be brought to you,
    to you the riches of the nations will come.
⁶Herds of camels^(H) will cover your land,
    young camels of Midian^(I) and Ephah.^(J)
And all from Sheba^(K) will come,
    bearing gold and incense^(L)
    and proclaiming the praise^(M) of the Lord.
⁷All Kedar’s^(N) flocks will be gathered to you,
    the rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
they will be accepted as offerings^(O) on my altar,^(P)
    and I will adorn my glorious temple.^(Q)

⁸“Who are these^(R) that fly along like clouds,^(S)
    like doves to their nests?
⁹Surely the islands^(T) look to me;
    in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,^[a]^(U)
bringing^(V) your children from afar,
    with their silver and gold,^(W)
to the honor^(X) of the Lord your God,
    the Holy One^(Y) of Israel,
    for he has endowed you with splendor.^(Z)

¹⁰“Foreigners^(AA) will rebuild your walls,
    and their kings^(AB) will serve you.
Though in anger I struck you,
    in favor^(AC) I will show you compassion.^(AD)
¹¹Your gates^(AE) will always stand open,
    they will never be shut, day or night,
so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations^(AF)—
    their kings^(AG) led in triumphal procession.
¹²For the nation or kingdom that will not serve^(AH) you will perish;
    it will be utterly ruined.^(AI)

¹³“The glory of Lebanon^(AJ) will come to you,
    the juniper, the fir and the cypress together,^(AK)
to adorn my sanctuary;^(AL)
    and I will glorify the place for my feet.^(AM)
¹⁴The children of your oppressors^(AN) will come bowing before you;
    all who despise you will bow down^(AO) at your feet
and will call you the City^(AP) of the Lord,
    Zion^(AQ) of the Holy One^(AR) of Israel.

¹⁵“Although you have been forsaken^(AS) and hated,
    with no one traveling^(AT) through,
I will make you the everlasting pride^(AU)
    and the joy^(AV) of all generations.
¹⁶You will drink the milk of nations
    and be nursed^(AW) at royal breasts.
Then you will know^(AX) that I, the Lord, am your Savior,^(AY)
    your Redeemer,^(AZ) the Mighty One of Jacob.^(BA)
¹⁷Instead of bronze I will bring you gold,^(BB)
    and silver in place of iron.
Instead of wood I will bring you bronze,
    and iron in place of stones.
I will make peace^(BC) your governor
    and well-being your ruler.^(BD)
¹⁸No longer will violence^(BE) be heard in your land,
    nor ruin or destruction^(BF) within your borders,
but you will call your walls Salvation^(BG)
    and your gates Praise.^(BH)
¹⁹The sun will no more be your light by day,
    nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,^(BI)
    and your God will be your glory.^(BJ)
²⁰Your sun^(BK) will never set again,
    and your moon will wane no more;
the Lord will be your everlasting light,
    and your days of sorrow^(BL) will end.
²¹Then all your people will be righteous^(BM)
    and they will possess^(BN) the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted,^(BO)
    the work of my hands,^(BP)
    for the display of my splendor.^(BQ)
²²The least of you will become a thousand,
    the smallest a mighty nation.^(BR)
I am the Lord;
    in its time I will do this swiftly.”^(BS)

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Isaiah 60:9 Or the trading ships

Genesis 13:16

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¹⁶^(A)I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted.

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Genesis 13:16

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¹⁶I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.^(A)

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