10 [a]Yet the number of the sons of Israel
Will be like the (A)sand of the sea,
Which cannot be measured or counted;
And (B)in the place
Where it is said to them,
“You are (C)not My people,”
It will be said to them,
You are the (D)sons of the living God.”
11 And the (E)sons of Judah and the sons of Israel will be (F)gathered together,
And they will appoint for themselves (G)one leader,
And they will go up from the land,
For the day of Jezreel will be great.

Israel’s Unfaithfulness Condemned

[b]Say to your brothers, “[c]Ammi,” and to your sisters, “[d]Ruhamah.”

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 1:10 Ch 2:1 in Heb
  2. Hosea 2:1 Ch 2:3 in Heb
  3. Hosea 2:1 I.e., my people
  4. Hosea 2:1 I.e., she has obtained compassion

10 [a]“Yet the time will come when Israel’s people will be like the sands of the seashore—too many to count! Then, at the place where they were told, ‘You are not my people,’ it will be said, ‘You are children of the living God.’ 11 Then the people of Judah and Israel will unite together. They will choose one leader for themselves, and they will return from exile together. What a day that will be—the day of Jezreel[b]—when God will again plant his people in his land.

[c]“In that day you will call your brothers Ammi—‘My people.’ And you will call your sisters Ruhamah—‘The ones I love.’

Footnotes

  1. 1:10 Verses 1:10-11 are numbered 2:1-2 in Hebrew text.
  2. 1:11 Jezreel means “God plants.”
  3. 2:1 Verses 2:1-23 are numbered 2:3-25 in Hebrew text.