²⁵ As He says also in Hosea:

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.

⁹ Then God said:

The Restoration of Israel

²⁹ Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also,

^11 (A)“Many nations shall be joined to the Lord ^(B)in that day, and they shall become ^(C)My people. And I will dwell in your midst. Then ^(D)you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you.

³ And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, ^(A)the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. ^4 (B)And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; ^(C)there shall be no more death, ^(D)nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

¹⁷ Today you have ^(A)proclaimed the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in His ways and keep His statutes, His commandments, and His judgments, and that you will ^(B)obey His voice. ¹⁸ Also today ^(C)the Lord has proclaimed you to be His special people, just as He promised you, that you should keep all His commandments, ¹⁹ and that He will set you ^(D)high above all nations which He has made, in praise, in name, and in honor, and that you may be ^(E)a ^[a]holy people to the Lord your God, just as He has spoken.”