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I will show love to those I called ‘Not loved.’ And to those I called ‘Not my people,’ I will say, ‘Now you are my people.’ And they will reply, ‘You are our God!’” <a href="/esv/hosea/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> and I will sow her for myself in the land. And I will have mercy on No Mercy, and I will say to Not My People, ‘You are my people’; and he shall say, ‘You are my God.’” <a href="/bsb/hosea/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’” <a href="/kjv/hosea/2.htm">King James Bible</a> And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God. <a href="/nkjv/hosea/2.htm">New King James Version</a> Then I will sow her for Myself in the earth, And I will have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy; Then I will say to those who were not My people, ‘You are My people!’ And they shall say, ‘You are my God!’ ” <a href="/nasb_/hosea/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “I will sow her for Myself in the land. I will also have compassion on her who had not obtained compassion, And I will say to those who were not My people, ‘You are My people!’ And they will say, ‘You are my God!’” <a href="/nasb/hosea/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I will sow her for Myself in the land. I will also have compassion on her who had not obtained compassion, And I will say to those who were not My people, &#8216You are My people!&#8217 And they will say, &#8216You are my God!&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/hosea/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And I will sow her for Myself in the land. I will also have compassion on her who had not obtained compassion, And I will say to those who were not My people, ‘You are My people!’ And they will say, ‘Thou art my God!’” <a href="/lsb/hosea/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And I will sow her for Myself in the land. I will also have compassion on her who had not obtained compassion, And I will say to those who were not My people, ‘You are My people!’ And they will say, ‘You are my God!’” <a href="/amp/hosea/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “I will sow her for Myself in the land. I will also have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy; And I will say to those who were not My people, ‘You are My people,’ And they will say, ‘You are my God!’” <a href="/csb/hosea/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will sow her in the land for myself, and I will have compassion on Lo-ruhamah; I will say to Lo-ammi: You are my people, and he will say, “You are my God.” <a href="/hcsb/hosea/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will sow her in the land for Myself, and I will have compassion on No Compassion; I will say to Not My People: You are My people, and he will say, &#8220You are My God.&#8221 <a href="/asv/hosea/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them that were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God. <a href="/cev/hosea/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I will scatter the seeds and show mercy to Lo-Ruhamah. I will say to Lo-Ammi, "You are my people," and they will answer, "You are our God." <a href="/erv/hosea/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I wilt sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God. <a href="/gwt/hosea/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will plant my people in the land. Those who are not loved I will call my loved ones. Those who are not my people I will call my people. Then they will say, 'You are our God!'" <a href="/gnt/hosea/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will establish my people in the land and make them prosper. I will show love to those who were called "Unloved," and to those who were called "Not-My-People" I will say, "You are my people," and they will answer, "You are our God." <a href="/isv/hosea/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> I will plant my people in the land for myself. I will show mercy on her who has received no mercy I will say to those who are not my people, 'You are my people!' and they will say, 'You are my God.'" <a href="/msb/hosea/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ?No Compassion.? I will say to those called ?Not My People,? ?You are My people,? and they will say, ?You are my God.?? <a href="/net/hosea/2.htm">NET Bible</a> Then I will plant her as my own in the land. I will have pity on 'No Pity' (Lo-Ruhamah). I will say to 'Not My People' (Lo-Ammi), 'You are my people!' And he will say, 'You are my God!'" <a href="/nheb/hosea/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And I will sow her for myself in the land; and I will have compassion on No Compassion; and I will say to Not My People, 'You are my people;' and they will say, 'My God.'" <a href="/wbt/hosea/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I will sow her to me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them who were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God. <a href="/web/hosea/2.htm">World English Bible</a> I will sow her to me in the earth; and I will have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy; and I will tell those who were not my people, ‘You are my people;’ and they will say, ‘You are My God!’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hosea/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I have sowed her to Me in the land, "" And I have pitied Lo-Ruhamah, "" And I have said to Lo-Ammi, You [are] My people, "" And he says, My God!” <a href="/ylt/hosea/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I have sowed her to Me in the land, And I have pitied Lo-Ruhamah, And I have said to Lo-Ammi, My people thou art, and it saith, My God!' <a href="/slt/hosea/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I sowed her to me in the earth; and I compassionated her Not being compassionated; and I said to Not my people, Thou my people; and they will say, My God.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hosea/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will sow her unto me in the earth, and I will have mercy on her that was without mercy. And I will say to that which was not my people: Thou art my people: and they shall say: Thou art my God. <a href="/cpdv/hosea/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I will plant her for me in the land, and I will have mercy on her, though she had been called Without Mercy. <V 2:24>And I will say to Not My People, ‘You are my people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’ ” <a href="/nabre/hosea/2.htm">New American Bible</a> I will sow her for myself in the land, and I will have pity on Not-Pitied. I will say to Not-My-People, “You are my people,” and he will say, “My God!” <a href="/nrsvce/hosea/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and I will sow him for myself in the land. And I will have pity on Lo-ruhamah, and I will say to Lo-ammi, “You are my people”; and he shall say, “You are my God.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hosea/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I will sow her for myself in the earth; and I will have mercy on La-ethrakhmath, not beloved, and I will call La-ammi, not my people, Ammi, my people, and they shall say, Thou art my God. <a href="/hpbt/hosea/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall sow her for myself in the Earth and I shall have compassion on La Ethrakhmath “Not loved”, and I shall call La Ammi –“Not my people” Ammi –“My people”, and he shall call me, Alahee –“My God” <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/hosea/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I will sow her unto Me in the land; And I will have compassion upon her that had not obtained compassion; And I will say to them that were not My people: 'Thou art My people'; And they shall say: 'Thou art my God.' <a href="/sep/hosea/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I will sow her to me on the earth; and will love her that was not loved, and will say to that which was not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art the Lord my God. <a href="/parallel/hosea/2-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=382" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hosea/2.htm">God's Mercy to Israel</a> …22And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel. 23<a href="/hebrew/2232.htm" title="2232: ū·zə·ra‘·tî·hā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3fs) -- To sow, scatter seed. A primitive root; to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify.">And I will sow her</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">as My own</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7355.htm" title="7355: wə·ri·ḥam·tî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To love, have compassion. A primitive root; to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate.">and I will have compassion on</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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.">‘No</a> <a href="/hebrew/7355.htm" title="7355: ru·ḥā·māh (V-Pual-Perf-3fs) -- To love, have compassion. A primitive root; to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate.">Compassion.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">I will say to those called</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lə·lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">‘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/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">‘You</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (Prep:: N-proper-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">are My people,’</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">and they</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: yō·mar (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">will say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hāy (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">‘You are my God.’”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/romans/9-25.htm">Romans 9:25-26</a> 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.’” <a href="/1_peter/2-10.htm">1 Peter 2:10</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5-7</a> Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west. / I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth— / everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.” <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a> “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. <a href="/ezekiel/36-24.htm">Ezekiel 36:24-28</a> For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land. / I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. / I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. ... <a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9</a> This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’” <a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6</a> For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth. <a href="/isaiah/56-8.htm">Isaiah 56:8</a> Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.” <a href="/jeremiah/30-22.htm">Jeremiah 30:22</a> “And you will be My people, and I will be your God.” <a href="/ezekiel/37-23.htm">Ezekiel 37:23</a> They will no longer defile themselves with their idols or detestable images, or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. <a href="/zephaniah/3-19.htm">Zephaniah 3:19-20</a> Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth. / At that time I will bring you in; yes, at that time I will gather you. For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes,” says the LORD. <a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Malachi 1:11</a> For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Matthew 21:43</a> 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. <a href="/john/10-16.htm">John 10:16</a> I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd. <a href="/acts/15-14.htm">Acts 15:14-17</a> Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own. / The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written: / ‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I will sow her to me in the earth; and I will have mercy on her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, You are my people; and they shall say, You are my God.I will sow.<a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Psalm 72:16</a> There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.<a href="/jeremiah/31-27.htm">Jeremiah 31:27</a> Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.<a href="/zechariah/10-9.htm">Zechariah 10:9</a> And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.and I will have.<a href="/hosea/1-6.htm">Hosea 1:6</a> And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.<a href="/romans/11-30.htm">Romans 11:30-32</a> For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: … <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9,10</a> But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: … and I will say.<a href="/hosea/1-10.htm">Hosea 1:10</a> Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.<a href="/zechariah/2-11.htm">Zechariah 2:11</a> And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.<a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9</a> And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.Thou art my God.<a href="/hosea/8-2.htm">Hosea 8:2</a> Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.<a href="/deuteronomy/26-17.htm">Deuteronomy 26:17-19</a> Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice: … <a href="/psalms/22-27.htm">Psalm 22:27</a> All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/2-19.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/hosea/2-22.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/hosea/1-9.htm">Lo-Ammi</a> <a href="/hosea/2-19.htm">Love</a> <a href="/hosea/2-19.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/hosea/2-1.htm">Obtained</a> <a href="/hosea/1-8.htm">Pitied</a> <a href="/hosea/2-4.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/daniel/11-45.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/daniel/9-1.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/hosea/2-4.htm">Show</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-7.htm">Sow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Thou</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/11-4.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/hosea/1-9.htm">Lo-Ammi</a> <a href="/hosea/3-1.htm">Love</a> <a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/luke/19-15.htm">Obtained</a> <a href="/luke/15-20.htm">Pitied</a> <a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/hosea/13-15.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/joel/2-30.htm">Show</a> <a href="/hosea/8-7.htm">Sow</a> <a href="/jonah/1-6.htm">Thou</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 2</div>1. <a href="/hosea/2-1.htm">The idolatry of the people.</a> 6. <a href="/hosea/2-6.htm">God's judgments against them.</a> 14. <a href="/hosea/2-14.htm">His promises of reconciliation with them.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/2.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/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And I will sow her as My own in the land This phrase reflects God's promise to restore Israel, using agricultural imagery to convey the idea of planting and growth. The metaphor of sowing suggests a future of prosperity and abundance, contrasting with the previous judgment and desolation. The land refers to the Promised Land, a central theme in Israel's history, symbolizing God's covenant and blessings. This promise of restoration is reminiscent of the Abrahamic covenant, where God promised to make Abraham's descendants as numerous as the stars and to give them a land of their own (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a>).and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ Here, God reverses the judgment pronounced earlier in Hosea, where the prophet's children were given symbolic names representing God's displeasure with Israel. "No Compassion" (Lo-Ruhamah) was a name given to signify God's withdrawal of mercy. This reversal highlights God's enduring love and mercy, emphasizing His willingness to forgive and restore His people despite their unfaithfulness. It echoes the theme of divine compassion found throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6</a>, where God is described as "compassionate and gracious."I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ This phrase signifies the restoration of the covenant relationship between God and Israel. "Not My People" (Lo-Ammi) was another symbolic name given to Hosea's children, indicating the broken relationship due to Israel's idolatry and sin. By declaring "You are My people," God reaffirms His covenant, reminiscent of the covenantal language in <a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7</a>, where God promises, "I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God." This restoration foreshadows the inclusion of the Gentiles into God's people, as seen in the New Testament (<a href="/romans/9-25.htm">Romans 9:25-26</a>).and they will say, ‘You are my God.’” This response from the people signifies a renewed commitment and acknowledgment of God as their sovereign Lord. It reflects a reciprocal relationship, where the people recognize and accept God's authority and love. This echoes the covenantal formula found in <a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a>, "I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people." It also points to the ultimate fulfillment in the New Covenant through Jesus Christ, where believers, both Jew and Gentile, are united as God's people, as seen in <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-10</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a> A prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, called by God to deliver messages of judgment and redemption. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The Northern Kingdom, often depicted as unfaithful to God, yet the recipient of His promise of restoration. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jezreel.htm">Jezreel</a> A symbolic name meaning "God sows," representing both judgment and future hope for Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/l/lo-ruhamah.htm">Lo-Ruhamah</a> Meaning "No Compassion," a symbolic name for Israel indicating God's temporary withdrawal of mercy. 5. <a href="/topical/l/lo-ammi.htm">Lo-Ammi</a> Meaning "Not My People," a symbolic name for Israel indicating a broken relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_restoration.htm">God's Sovereignty in Restoration</a> God initiates the process of restoration, sowing His people in the land. This reflects His sovereign plan and purpose, even amidst judgment. <a href="/topical/c/compassion_and_mercy.htm">Compassion and Mercy</a> God's promise to have compassion on "No Compassion" demonstrates His enduring mercy. Believers are reminded of God's readiness to forgive and restore. <a href="/topical/i/identity_in_god.htm">Identity in God</a> The transformation from "Not My People" to "My People" signifies a restored identity. Christians are called to embrace their identity as God's chosen people. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a> The reciprocal declaration, "You are my God," emphasizes the covenant relationship. Believers are encouraged to live in faithful response to God's commitment. <a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_future.htm">Hope for the Future</a> The prophecy offers hope beyond current circumstances. Trust in God's promises provides strength and encouragement for believers facing trials.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 2</a> <a href="/q/does_hosea_2_23_challenge_god's_promises.htm">Do the changing names and statuses in Hosea 2:23 (“not my people” becoming “my people”) cast doubt on the immutability of God’s promises elsewhere in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'lo-ammi'_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does "Lo-ammi" mean in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_lo-ruhamah_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does Lo-ruhamah symbolize in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what's_hosea's_main_theme.htm">What is the main theme of the Book of Hosea?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) St. Paul considers this great prediction to be truly fulfilled when, by the acceptance of the Divine hope of Israel, both Jews and Gentiles shall be called the children of the living God (<a href="/context/romans/9-25.htm" title="As he said also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.">Romans 9:25-26</a>). <a href="/commentaries/hosea/2-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And I will sow her וּזְרַעְתִּ֤יהָ (ū·zə·ra‘·tî·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2232.htm">Strong's 2232: </a> To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify for Myself לִּי֙ (lî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> in the land, בָּאָ֔רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land and I will have compassion on וְרִֽחַמְתִּ֖י (wə·ri·ḥam·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7355.htm">Strong's 7355: </a> To fondle, to love, to compassionate ‘No לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no Compassion.’ רֻחָ֑מָה (ru·ḥā·māh) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7355.htm">Strong's 7355: </a> To fondle, to love, to compassionate I will say to those [called] וְאָמַרְתִּ֤י (wə·’ā·mar·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘Not לְלֹֽא־ (lə·lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no My People,’ עַמִּי־ (‘am·mî-) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock ‘You אַ֔תָּה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you are My people,’ עַמִּי֙ (‘am·mî) Preposition | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and they וְה֖וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are will say, יֹאמַ֥ר (yō·mar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘You are my God.’” אֱלֹהָֽי׃ (’ĕ·lō·hāy) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/hosea/2-23.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 2:23 I will sow her to me (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/2-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 2:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 2:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/3-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 3:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 3:1" /></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>