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Berean Standard Bible

“Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. 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.’”

Hosea 1:10

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Hosea's marriage to an unfaithful woman and the names of his children portray God's judgment on Israel. The third child is named Not My People.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. 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.’

World English Bible (WEB)

Yet the number of the children of Israel will be as the sand of the sea, which can’t be measured or counted; and it will come to pass that, in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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, it shall be said unto them, [Ye are] the sons of the living God.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But still the number of the children of Israel will be like the sand of the sea, which may not be measured or numbered; and in place of its being said to them, You are not my people, it will be said to them, You are the sons of the living God

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Con todo será el número de los hijos de Israel como la arena de la mar, que ni se puede medir ni contar. Y será, que donde se les ha dicho: Vosotros no sois mi pueblo, les será dicho: Sois hijos del Dios viviente.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Sin embargo, el tiempo vendrá cuando Israel prosperará y llegará a ser una nación grande; en ese día su población será demasiado numerosa, de modo que será imposible contarla, pues será tanta como los granos de la arena del mar. Cuando eso ocurra, en vez de decirles: “Ustedes no son mi pueblo”, se les dirá: “Ustedes son hijos del Dios viviente”.

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