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Berean Standard Bible

“And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’””

Hosea 2:23

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Hosea's children were given painful names announcing rejection: one meant not loved and another not my people. Earlier in the book these names carried God's warning of judgment on northern Israel in the eighth century BC.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”

World English Bible (WEB)

I will sow her to me in the earth; and I will have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy; and I will tell those who were not my people, ‘You are my people;’ and they will say, ‘My God!’”

King James Version (KJV)

And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them that were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, [Thou art] my God.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I will put her as seed in the earth, and I will have mercy on her to whom no mercy was given; and I will say to those who were not my people, You are my people, and they will say, My God.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y sembraréla para mí en la tierra, y tendré misericordia de Lo-ruhama: y diré á Lo-ammi: Pueblo mío tú; y él dirá: Dios mío.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»¡En aquel tiempo yo plantaré y cuidaré a Israel en la tierra sólo para mí! Me compadeceré de “la no compadecida” y le diré a Loamí: “Tú eres mi pueblo”, y él me responderá: “¡Tú eres mi Dios!”».

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