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The <span class="tetr">Lord</span> said to him: Give her the name “Not-Pitied,”<a id="rfn35001006-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn35001006-1">*</a> for I will no longer feel pity for the house of Israel: rather, I will utterly abhor them. <span id="v35001007" class="ver">7</span><a id="rfn35001007-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn35001007-1">*</a> Yet for the house of Judah I will feel pity; I will save them by the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>, their God; but I will not save them by bow or sword, by warfare, by horses or horsemen.<a id="ren35001007-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en35001007-b">b</a></p> <p><span id="v35001008" class="ver">8</span>After she weaned Not-Pitied, she conceived and bore a son. <span id="v35001009" class="ver">9</span>Then the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> said: Give him the name “Not-My-People,”<a id="rfn35001009-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn35001009-1">*</a> for you are not my people, and I am not “I am” for you.</p> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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