After Gomer had weaned No Compassion, she conceived and gave birth to a son. Then the Lord said:

Name him Not My People,[a]
for you are not My people,
and I will not be your God.[b](A)
10 [c]Yet the number of the Israelites
will be like the sand of the sea,(B)
which cannot be measured or counted.
And in the place where they were told:
You are not My people,
they will be called: Sons of the living God.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 1:9 Or Lo-ammi
  2. Hosea 1:9 Lit not be yours
  3. Hosea 1:10 Hs 2:1 in Hb

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