And she conceivedוַתַּהַרagainעוֹדand boreוַתֵּלֶדa daughter.בַּתAnd he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him:לוֹCallקְרָאher nameשְׁמָהּLo-ruhamah,לֹא רֻחָמָהforכִּיI will noלֹאlongerאוֹסִיף עוֹדhave compassionאֲרַחֵםon the houseאֶת בֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלbutכִּיI will surely takeנָשֹׂא אֶשָּׂאthem away.לָהֶם
Allusion · 1 Peter 2:10
Go to 1 Peter 2:10Both texts play on “not my people” and “not shown mercy,” names of Hosea’s children, who become “people” and “shown mercy” again.
They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.
- לֹאloH3818λαὸςlaosG2992“Lo-ammi (not my people)”
- אֲרַחֵםarajemH7355ἠλεημένοιēleēmenoiG1653“have mercy”