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Romans 9:26

“And 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.”

Romans 9:26 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Hosea 1:10

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Paul joins Hosea 1:10 to the previous quotation: “in the place where it was said to them, You are not my people, there they will be called sons of the living God.”

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: καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῷ τόπῳ οὗ ἐρρέθη αὐτοῖς Οὐ λαός μου ὑμεῖς ἐκεῖ κληθήσονται υἱοὶ θεοῦ ζῶντος

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וְהָיָה מִסְפַּר בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כְּחוֹל הַיָּם אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִמַּד וְלֹא יִסָּפֵר וְהָיָה בִּמְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יֵאָמֵר לָהֶם לֹא עַמִּי אַתֶּם יֵאָמֵר לָהֶם בְּנֵי אֵל חָי

Septuagint (Hosea 1:10 in the Septuagint numbering): Καὶ ἦν ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ὡς ἡ ἄμμος τῆς θαλάσσης, ἣ οὐκ ἐκμετρηθήσεται οὐδὲ ἐξαριθμηθήσεται καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῷ τόπῳ οὗ ἐρρέθη αὐτοῖς Οὐ λαός μου ὑμεῖς, κληθήσονται καὶ αὐτοὶ υἱοὶ θεοῦ ζῶντος.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 12 consecutive words: “καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῷ τόπῳ οὗ ἐρρέθη αὐτοῖς Οὐ λαός μου ὑμεῖς.”

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

Romans 9:26, word by word

it will beἔσταιestai

there is

Something exists somewhere, or happens.

Where else “estai” appears
the placeτόπῳtopōi

place

A specific spot where something is or happens.

Where else “topōi” appears
whereοὗhou

where

"Where", "to where".

Where else “hou” appears
it was saidἐρρέθηerrethē

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “errethē” appears
my peopleλαόςlaos

people

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

Where else “laos” appears
they will be calledκληθήσονταιklēthēsontai

call

To give someone a name.

Where else “klēthēsontai” appears
sonsυἱοὶhuioi

one belonging to

Someone with the character of something: "children of light".

Where else “huioi” appears
of the livingζῶντοςzōntos

the Living One

God, the one who lives forever.

Where else “zōntos” appears
Godθεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theou” appears

Translation note

Hosea 1:10.

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Quotation · Hosea 1:10

Paul joins Hosea 1:10 to the previous quotation: “in the place where it was said to them, You are not my people, there they will be called sons of the living God.”

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Romans 9:26

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.

Hosea 1:10

10Yet the number of the children of Israel will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted; and it will happen that in the place where it was said to them, “You are not my people,” it will be said to them, “Children of the living El.”

The context

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.

26 · This verse (above)

27And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sand of the sea, the remnant will be saved;

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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