Hosea 2:23

“And I will sow her for myself in the land, and I will have compassion on Lo-ruhamah; and I will say to Lo-ammi, “You are my people,” and he will say, “My Elohim.””
Hosea 2:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And I will sow herוּזְרַעְתִּיהָfor myselfלִּיin the land,בָּאָרֶץand I will have compassionוְרִחַמְתִּיon Lo-ruhamah;אֶת לֹא רֻחָמָהand I will sayוְאָמַרְתִּיto Lo-ammi,לְלֹא עַמִּי“You areאַתָּהmy people,”עַמִּיand heוְהוּאwill say,יֹאמַר“My Elohim.”אֱלֹהָי

Quotation · Romans 9:25

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Paul quotes Hosea 2:23 and applies it to those called from among the nations; in Hosea it is said of Israel.

Formula: ὡς καὶ ἐν τῷ Ὡσηὲ λέγει “as he says also in Hosea” (Romans 9:25)

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Greek of the New Testament: ὡς καὶ ἐν τῷ Ὡσηὲ λέγει Καλέσω τὸν οὐ λαόν μου λαόν μου καὶ τὴν οὐκ ἠγαπημένην ἠγαπημένην

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וּזְרַעְתִּיהָ לִּי בָּאָרֶץ וְרִחַמְתִּי אֶת לֹא רֻחָמָה וְאָמַרְתִּי לְלֹא עַמִּי עַמִּי אַתָּה וְהוּא יֹאמַר אֱלֹהָי

Septuagint (Hosea 2:23 in the Septuagint numbering): καὶ σπερῶ αὐτὴν ἐμαυτῷ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἀγαπήσω τὴν Οὐκ ἠγαπημένην, καὶ ἐρῶ τῷ Οὐ λαῷ μου Λαός μου εἶ σύ, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐρεῖ Κύριος ὁ θεός μου εἰ σύ.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 3 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Hosea 2:23, word by word

And I will sow herזְרַעְתִּיzerati

sow

To put seed in the ground.

Where else “zerati” appears

in the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears

and I will have compassionרִחַמְתִּיrichamti

have compassion

To feel tenderness for someone, like a mother for her child.

Where else “richamti” appears

and I will sayאָמַרְתִּיamarti

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amarti” appears

to Lo-ammiעַמִּיami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “ami” appears

“My Elohimאֱלֹהָeloha

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “eloha” appears

Translation note

Paul quotes this verse in Romans 9:25, and Peter in 1 Peter 2:10.

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Quotation · Romans 9:25

Paul quotes Hosea 2:23 and applies it to those called from among the nations; in Hosea it is said of Israel.

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Hosea 2:23

²³And I will sow her for myself in the land, and I will have compassion on Lo-ruhamah; and I will say to Lo-ammi, “You are my people,” and he will say, “My Elohim.”

Romans 9:25

²⁵As he says also in Hosea: I will call the one who was not my people, My people; and her who was not loved, Loved.

The context

22and the earth will respond to the grain and to the new wine and to the oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.

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