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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/hosea/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, &#8220Call him Lo-Ammi (which means &#8220not my people&#8221), for you are not my people, and I am not your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hosea/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi—‘Not my people’—for Israel is not my people, and I am not their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said, “Call his name Not My People, for you are not my people, and I am not your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then said <i>God</i>, Call his name Loammi: for ye <i>are</i> not my people, and I will not be your <i>God</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then <i>God</i> said: “Call his name Lo-Ammi, For you <i>are</i> not My people, And I will not be your <i>God.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, because you are not My people, and I am not your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And the LORD said, &#8220Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people and I am not your God.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people and I am not your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Yahweh said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-Ammi (not my people), for you are not My people and I am not your God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said: Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not my people, and I will not be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said: Name him Not My People, for you are not My people, and I will not be your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah said, Call his name Lo-ammi; for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, "Name him Lo-Ammi, because these people are not mine, and I am not their God." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said, Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD said, "Name him Lo Ammi [Not My People]. You are no longer my people, and I am no longer your God.,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD said to Hosea, "Name him 'Not-My-People,' because the people of Israel are not my people, and I am not their God." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />so the LORD told Hosea, "Name him 'Lo-ammi,' because you are not my people, and I will not be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said, ?Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said: "Name him 'Not My People' (Lo-Ammi), because you are not my people and I am not your God." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He said, "Call his name 'Not My People,' for you are Not my People, and I am 'Not Your I AM.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then said God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said, “Call his name Lo-Ammi, for you are not my people, and I will not be yours. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and He says, “Call his name Lo-Ammi [(Not My People)], for you [are] not My people, and I am not for you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and He saith, 'Call his name Lo-Ammi, for ye are not My people, and I am not for you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say; Call his name, Not my people: for ye are not my people, and I will not be to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he said: Call his name, Not my people: for you are not my people, and I will not be yours. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he said: “Call his name, Not My People, for you are not my people, and I will not be yours.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said: Give him the name “Not-My-People,” for you are not my people, and I am not “I am” for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not my people and I am not your God.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, Call his name La-ammi (not my people); for you are not my people and I will not be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH said to me: ‘call his name La Ammi, because you are not my people, and I shall not be yours<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And He said: 'Call his name Lo-ammi; for ye are not My people, and I will not be yours.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he said, Call his name, Not my people: for ye are not my people, and I am not your <i>God</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/1-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=95" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hosea/1.htm">Hosea's Wife and Children</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>After she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, Gomer conceived and gave birth to a son. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">And the LORD said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qə·rā (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">“Name</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3818.htm" title="3818: lō (N-proper-ms) -- From lo' and am with pronominal suffix; not my people; Lo-Ammi, the symbolic name of a son of Hosea."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3818.htm" title="3818: ‘am·mî (N-proper-ms) -- From lo' and am with pronominal suffix; not my people; Lo-Ammi, the symbolic name of a son of Hosea.">Lo-ammi,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">are not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">My people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: wə·’ā·nō·ḵî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">and I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">am not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: ’eh·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">your God.</a> <a href="/hebrew/lå̄·ḵɛm (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-25.htm">Romans 9:25-26</a></span><br />As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,” / and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-10.htm">1 Peter 2:10</a></span><br />Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21</a></span><br />They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-13.htm">Isaiah 7:13</a></span><br />Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God as well?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a></span><br />Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm">Jeremiah 15:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-10.htm">Jeremiah 14:10-11</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says about this people: “Truly they love to wander; they have not restrained their feet. So the LORD does not accept them; He will now remember their iniquity and punish them for their sins.” / Then the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of this people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-18.htm">Ezekiel 23:18</a></span><br />When Oholibah openly prostituted herself and exposed her nakedness, I turned away from her in disgust, just as I had turned away from her sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Matthew 21:43</a></span><br />Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a></span><br />He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-4.htm">Isaiah 62:4</a></span><br />No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">2 Kings 17:20</a></span><br />So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-23.htm">2 Kings 17:23</a></span><br />Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/11-10.htm">Zechariah 11:10</a></span><br />Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for you are not my people, and I will not be your God.</p><p class="hdg">Lo-ammi.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm">Jeremiah 15:1</a></b></br> Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, <i>yet</i> my mind <i>could</i> not <i>be</i> toward this people: cast <i>them</i> out of my sight, and let them go forth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/2-23.htm">Lo-Ammi</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/2-23.htm">Lo-Ammi</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/1-1.htm">Hosea, to show God's judgment for spiritual unfaithfulness, takes Gomer,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/1-4.htm">and has by her Jezreel;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/1-6.htm">Loruhamah;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/1-8.htm">and Lo-Ammi.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/1-10.htm">The restoration of Judah and Israel under one head.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hosea/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And the LORD said</b><br>This phrase indicates divine communication, emphasizing the authority and direct involvement of God in the events described. Throughout the Old Testament, God often speaks directly to prophets, guiding them in their mission. This underscores the prophetic nature of Hosea's ministry, where he acts as a mouthpiece for God's messages to Israel.<p><b>Name him Lo-ammi</b><br>The name "Lo-ammi" means "not my people" in Hebrew. Naming in the Bible often carries significant meaning, reflecting God's message or judgment. This name serves as a symbolic act, representing God's disowning of Israel due to their unfaithfulness. It is a direct continuation of the symbolic actions seen in Hosea's family life, where his children's names convey God's message to Israel.<p><b>for you are not My people</b><br>This phrase reflects a covenantal breach. In the context of the Mosaic Covenant, Israel was chosen as God's people (<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a>). However, their persistent idolatry and disobedience led to a severing of this relationship. This statement is a stark declaration of the consequences of Israel's actions, highlighting the seriousness of their spiritual adultery.<p><b>and I am not your God</b><br>This is a reversal of the covenant formula found throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a>, where God promises, "I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people." The breaking of this relationship is profound, indicating a withdrawal of God's protection and blessing. It foreshadows the coming judgment and exile but also sets the stage for future restoration, as seen in later chapters of Hosea and other prophetic books.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a></b><br>A prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, called by God to deliver a message of judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/lo-ammi.htm">Lo-ammi</a></b><br>The name given to Hosea's son, meaning "not my people" in Hebrew, symbolizing God's rejection of Israel due to their unfaithfulness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, which had turned away from God, engaging in idolatry and breaking the covenant.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is declaring His judgment through the naming of Hosea's son.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/gomer.htm">Gomer</a></b><br>Hosea's wife, whose unfaithfulness serves as a metaphor for Israel's spiritual adultery.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_judgment.htm">Understanding God's Judgment</a></b><br><a href="/hosea/1-9.htm">Hosea 1:9</a> serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. It challenges us to examine our own faithfulness and relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_names.htm">The Significance of Names</a></b><br>In biblical times, names carried deep meaning and often reflected God's message or purpose. "Lo-ammi" is a powerful symbol of broken relationship, urging us to consider the weight of our identity in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>The verse underscores the importance of remaining faithful to God's covenant. It calls us to live in obedience and devotion, recognizing the seriousness of spiritual adultery.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>While <a href="/hosea/1-9.htm">Hosea 1:9</a> speaks of judgment, the broader account of Hosea and the Bible assures us of God's desire to restore and redeem. This encourages us to trust in His mercy and seek reconciliation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Hosea's life and message illustrate the role of prophets in calling God's people back to Him. We are reminded of the importance of heeding God's word and the voices He uses to guide us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'lo-ammi'_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does "Lo-ammi" mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_enemy_prayer.htm">What does 'Lo-ammi' mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_all_the_names_in_the_bible.htm">What are all the names in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_hosea_1_4-9_conflict_with_god's_mercy.htm">Does the symbolic naming in Hosea 1:4–9 conflict with the broader biblical emphasis on God’s mercy and redemption?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) Closes the chapter in the Hebrew text. The episode above described is, in some particulars, the model for Ezekiel 16. Gomer's child <span class= "ital">Lo 'Ammi</span> (not my people), is type of utter and final repudiation.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then said God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.</span> Here we have the climax of Israel's fate. The prophet's children, whether actual, visionary, or allegorical, symbolized step by step the sad gradation in Israel's fast-coming calamity. The name Jezreel, whether taken to mean their being scattered by God or their suffering the sorrowful consequences of their multiplied delinquencies, m either ease denotes the first blow dealt to them by Divine providence. Bat from that it was possible by repentance to recover; and, though dispersed, they were not beyond the reach of the Divine compassion, nor beyond the power of the Divine arm to collect and bring together again. But <span class="accented">Lo-ruhammah</span>, Unpitied, or Uncompassionated, imports another and a still heavier blow; and, though dispersed far and near, and though left in the places of their dispersion without pity and without compassion, still there might be a good time coming in the near or in the distant future, when a favorable change in their circumstances would be brought about so that they would be both collected together, or comforted and compassionated. The name <span class="accented">Lo-ammi</span>, however, puts an end to hope, implying as it does a total rejection and an entire renunciation of the people of Israel on the part of the Almighty. The national covenant is annulled; God has cast off his people, who are thus left hopeless as helpless, because of their sinful and ungrateful departure from the Source of all mercy and the Fountain of all blessing. The expression of this is very touching: "Ye" says God, now addressing them directly and personally, "are not - are no longer, my people; and I will not be yours." Such is the literal rendering of this now sad but once tender expression - tender, unspeakably tender, as long as applicable; sad, inexpressibly sad, now that its enjoyment is forever gone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/1-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And the LORD said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֕אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Name</span><br /><span class="heb">קְרָ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(qə·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Lo-ammi,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3818.htm">Strong's 3818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo-ammi -- 'not my people', symbolic name of Hosea's son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתֶּם֙</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My people,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָנֹכִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶהְיֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’eh·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/1-9.htm">Hosea 1:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/1-9.htm">Hosea 1:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/1-9.htm">Hosea 1:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/1-9.htm">Hosea 1:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/1-9.htm">Hosea 1:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/1-9.htm">Hosea 1:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/1-9.htm">Hosea 1:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/1-9.htm">Hosea 1:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/1-9.htm">Hosea 1:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/1-9.htm">Hosea 1:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/1-9.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 1:9 He said Call his name Lo-Ammi (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/1-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 1:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 1:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/1-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 1:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 1:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>