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10 [a] The number of the children of Israel
    will be like the sand of the sea
    that cannot be measured or counted;
and in the place where it is said to them,
    “You are not my people,”
it will be said to them,
    “Children of the living God.”
11 Then the children of Judah
    and Israel will be gathered together,
and they will appoint for themselves
    one head;
and they will take possession of[b] the land,
    for great is the day of Jezreel.[c]

The Unfaithful Wife

Say to your brother,[d] “Ammi,”[e]
and to your sister,[f] “Ruhamah.”[g]

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 1:10 Hosea 1:10–2:23 in the English Bible is 2:1–25 in the Hebrew Bible
  2. Hosea 1:11 Literally “they will go up from”
  3. Hosea 1:11 Jezreel means “God sows”
  4. Hosea 2:1 Hebrew “brothers”
  5. Hosea 2:1 Ammi means “My people”
  6. Hosea 2:1 Hebrew “sisters”
  7. Hosea 2:1 Ruhamah means “Pitied”

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.’
11 (E)Then the children of Judah and the children of Israel
Shall be gathered together,
And appoint for themselves one head;
And they shall come up out of the land,
For great will be the day of Jezreel!

The Lord’s Love for His Unfaithful People

Say to your brethren, [b]‘My people,’
And to your sisters, [c]‘Mercy is shown.

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 1:10 Heb. lo-ammi, v. 9
  2. Hosea 2:1 Heb. Ammi, Hos. 1:9, 10
  3. Hosea 2:1 Heb. Ruhamah, Hos. 1:6