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Romans 9:25

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

Romans 9:25 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Hosea 2:23

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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

Romans 9:25, word by word

he saysλέγειlegei

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legei” appears
HoseaὩσηὲHōsēe

Hosea

Hosea: a prophet of Israel; also a book of the Old Testament.

Where else “Hōsēe” appears
I will callΚαλέσωKalesō

call

To give someone a name.

Where else “Kalesō” appears
my peopleλαόνlaon

people

A people, above all Israel, God's people.

Where else “laon” appears
lovedἠγαπημένηνēgapēmenēn

love

Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.

Where else “ēgapēmenēn” appears

Translation note

Hosea 2:23, according to the Greek.

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Quotation · Hosea 2:23

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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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.

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.”

The context

24us, whom he also called, not only from among the Jews but also from among the nations?

25 · This verse (above)

26And it will be that in the place where it was said to them, You are not my people, there they will be called sons of the living God.

Read all of Romans 9

To study Romans 9 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    What does Paul feel for his people, the Israelites, and what does he say about them? (vv. 1-5)

  2. 2. What it means

    What does Paul's sorrow show us about how he saw his people? (vv. 1-3)

  3. 3. How I live it

    Paul grieved for people he loved. How can you accompany with care and respect someone you love who sees faith differently?

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