Hosea 1:10
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The Restoration of Israel
10 “Yet (A)the number of the children of Israel
Shall be as the sand of the sea,
Which cannot be measured or numbered.
(B)And it shall come to pass
In the place where it was said to them,
‘You are [a]not My (C)people,’
There it shall be said to them,
‘You are (D)sons of the living God.’
Footnotes
- Hosea 1:10 Heb. lo-ammi, v. 9
2 Corinthians 6:18
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Galatians 4:6-7
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6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth (A)the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, [a]“Abba, Father!” 7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, (B)and if a son, then an heir [b]of God [c]through Christ.
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- Galatians 4:6 Lit., in Aram., Father
- Galatians 4:7 NU through God
- Galatians 4:7 NU omits through Christ
1 Peter 2:9-10
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9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of (A)darkness into His marvelous light; 10 (B)who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
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1 John 3:1-2
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The Command to Love
3 Behold (A)what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that (B)we should be called children of [a]God! Therefore the world does not know [b]us, (C)because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, (D)now we are children of God; and (E)it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, (F)we shall be like Him, for (G)we shall see Him as He is.
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- 1 John 3:1 NU adds And we are.
- 1 John 3:1 M you
John 1:12
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12 But (A)as many as received Him, to them He gave the [a]right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:
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- John 1:12 authority
Romans 9:25-28
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25 As He says also in Hosea:
(A)“I will call them My people, who were not My people,
And her beloved, who was not beloved.”
26 “And(B) it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to them,
‘You are not My people,’
There they shall be called sons of the living God.”
27 Isaiah also cries out concerning Israel:
(C)“Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea,
(D)The remnant will be saved.
28 For [a]He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness,
(E)Because the Lord will make a short work upon the earth.”
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- Romans 9:28 NU the Lord will finish the work and cut it short upon the earth
Romans 8:14-17
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14 For (A)as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For (B)you did not receive the spirit of bondage again (C)to fear, but you received the (D)Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, (E)“Abba,[a] Father.” 16 (F)The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then (G)heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, (H)if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
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- Romans 8:15 Lit., in Aram., Father
Isaiah 66:20
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20 Then they shall (A)bring all your brethren (B)for an offering to the Lord out of all nations, on horses and in chariots and in litters, on mules and on camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the Lord, “as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord.
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Isaiah 43:6
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6 I will say to the (A)north, ‘Give them up!’
And to the south, ‘Do not keep them back!’
Bring My sons from afar,
And My daughters from the ends of the earth—
Hosea 2:23
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23 Then (A)I will sow her for Myself in the earth,
(B)And I will have mercy on her who had [a]not obtained mercy;
Then (C)I will say to those who were [b]not My people,
‘You are [c]My people!’
And they shall say, ‘You are my God!’ ”
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:23 Heb. lo-ruhamah
- Hosea 2:23 Heb. lo-ammi
- Hosea 2:23 Heb. ammi
Hosea 1:9
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9 Then God said:
“Call his name [a]Lo-Ammi,
For you are not My people,
And I will not be your God.
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- Hosea 1:9 Lit. Not-My-People
Isaiah 60:4-22
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4 “Lift(A) up your eyes all around, and see:
They all gather together, (B)they come to you;
Your sons shall come from afar,
And your daughters shall be nursed at your side.
5 Then you shall see and become radiant,
And your heart shall swell with joy;
Because (C)the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.
6 The multitude of camels shall cover your land,
The dromedaries of Midian and (D)Ephah;
All those from (E)Sheba shall come;
They shall bring (F)gold and incense,
And they shall proclaim the praises of the Lord.
7 All the flocks of (G)Kedar shall be gathered together to you,
The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you;
They shall ascend with (H)acceptance on My altar,
And (I)I will glorify the house of My glory.
8 “Who are these who fly like a cloud,
And like doves to their roosts?
9 (J)Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me;
And the ships of Tarshish will come first,
(K)To bring your sons from afar,
(L)Their silver and their gold with them,
To the name of the Lord your God,
And to the Holy One of Israel,
(M)Because He has glorified you.
10 “The(N) sons of foreigners shall build up your walls,
(O)And their kings shall minister to you;
For (P)in My wrath I struck you,
(Q)But in My favor I have had mercy on you.
11 Therefore your gates (R)shall be open continually;
They shall not be shut day or night,
That men may bring to you the wealth of the Gentiles,
And their kings in procession.
12 (S)For the nation and kingdom which will not serve you shall perish,
And those nations shall be utterly ruined.
13 “The(T) glory of Lebanon shall come to you,
The cypress, the pine, and the box tree together,
To beautify the place of My sanctuary;
And I will make (U)the place of My feet glorious.
14 Also the sons of those who afflicted you
Shall come (V)bowing to you,
And all those who despised you shall (W)fall prostrate at the soles of your feet;
And they shall call you The City of the Lord,
(X)Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15 “Whereas you have been forsaken and hated,
So that no one went through you,
I will make you an eternal excellence,
A joy of many generations.
16 You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles,
(Y)And milk the breast of kings;
You shall know that (Z)I, the Lord, am your Savior
And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 “Instead of bronze I will bring gold,
Instead of iron I will bring silver,
Instead of wood, bronze,
And instead of stones, iron.
I will also make your officers peace,
And your magistrates righteousness.
18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land,
Neither [a]wasting nor destruction within your borders;
But you shall call (AA)your walls Salvation,
And your gates Praise.
God the Glory of His People
19 “The (AB)sun shall no longer be your light by day,
Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you;
But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light,
And (AC)your God your glory.
20 (AD)Your sun shall no longer go down,
Nor shall your moon withdraw itself;
For the Lord will be your everlasting light,
And the days of your mourning shall be ended.
21 (AE)Also your people shall all be righteous;
(AF)They shall inherit the land forever,
(AG)The branch of My planting,
(AH)The work of My hands,
That I may be glorified.
22 (AI)A little one shall become a thousand,
And a small one a strong nation.
I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.”
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- Isaiah 60:18 devastation
Genesis 22:17
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17 blessing I will (A)bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants (B)as the stars of the heaven (C)and as the sand which is on the seashore; and (D)your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.
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Hebrews 11:12
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12 Therefore from one man, and him as good as (A)dead, were born as many as the (B)stars of the sky in multitude—innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.
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Genesis 13:16
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16 And (A)I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered.
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Jeremiah 33:22
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22 As (A)the host of heaven cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea measured, so will I (B)multiply the descendants of David My servant and the (C)Levites who minister to Me.’ ”
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Isaiah 48:19
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19 (A)Your descendants also would have been like the sand,
And the offspring of your body like the grains of sand;
His name would not have been cut off
Nor destroyed from before Me.”
Isaiah 49:17-22
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17 Your [a]sons shall make haste;
Your destroyers and those who laid you waste
Shall go away from you.
18 (A)Lift up your eyes, look around and see;
All these gather together and come to you.
As I live,” says the Lord,
“You shall surely clothe yourselves with them all (B)as an ornament,
And bind them on you as a bride does.
19 “For your waste and desolate places,
And the land of your destruction,
(C)Will even now be too small for the inhabitants;
And those who swallowed you up will be far away.
20 (D)The children you will have,
(E)After you have lost the others,
Will say again in your ears,
‘The place is too small for me;
Give me a place where I may dwell.’
21 Then you will say in your heart,
‘Who has begotten these for me,
Since I have lost my children and am desolate,
A captive, and wandering to and fro?
And who has brought these up?
There I was, left alone;
But these, where were they?’ ”
22 (F)Thus says the Lord God:
“Behold, I will lift My hand in an oath to the nations,
And set up My [b]standard for the peoples;
They shall bring your sons in their [c]arms,
And your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders;
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:17 DSS, LXX, Tg., Vg. builders
- Isaiah 49:22 banner
- Isaiah 49:22 Lit. bosom
Genesis 32:12
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12 For (A)You said, ‘I will surely treat you well, and make your descendants as the (B)sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.’ ”
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Isaiah 54:1-3
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A Perpetual Covenant of Peace
54 “Sing, O (A)barren,
You who have not borne!
Break forth into singing, and cry aloud,
You who have not labored with child!
For more are the children of the desolate
Than the children of the married woman,” says the Lord.
2 “Enlarge(B) the place of your tent,
And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings;
Do not spare;
Lengthen your cords,
And strengthen your stakes.
3 For you shall expand to the right and to the left,
And your descendants will (C)inherit the nations,
And make the desolate cities inhabited.
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