Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And I will sow her to me in the earth. And I will have mercy upon her who had not obtained mercy. And I will say to those who were not my people, Thou are my people, and they shall say, My God.

New American Standard Bible

“I will sow her for Myself in the land.
I will also have compassion on her who had not obtained compassion,
And I will say to those who were not My people,
‘You are My people!’
And they will say, ‘You are my God!’”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

I will sow her in the land for Myself,
and I will have compassion
on No Compassion;
I will say to Not My People:
You are My people,
and he will say, “You are My God.”

International Standard Version

I will plant my people in the land for myself. I will show mercy on her who has received no mercy I will say to those who are not my people, "You are my people!' and they will say, "You are my God.'"

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified


“I will sow her for Myself in the land.
I will also have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy;
And I will say to those who were not My people,
‘You are My people,’
And they will say, ‘You are my God!’”

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

And I will sow her unto me in the land; and I will have mercy upon Lo-ruhamah; and I will say to Lo-ammi, Thou art my people; and they shall say, My God.

Julia Smith Translation

And I sowed her to me in the earth; and I compassionated her Not being compassionated; and I said to Not my people, Thou my people; and they will say, My God.

King James 2000

And I will sow her for myself in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them who were not my people, you are my people; and they shall say, you are my God.

Lexham Expanded Bible

I will sow her for myself in the land; I will have pity on Lo-ruhama; I will say to Lo-ammi, "You are my people," and he himself will say, "[you are] my God."

Modern King James verseion

And I will sow her to Me in the earth. And I will have mercy on No-mercy. And I will say to Not-my-people, You are My people. And they shall say, My God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I will sow them upon earth, for a seed to mine own self, and will have mercy upon her, that was without mercy. And to them which were not my people, I will say, 'Thou art my people.' And he shall say, 'Thou art my God.'"

NET Bible

Then I will plant her as my own in the land. I will have pity on 'No Pity' (Lo-Ruhamah). I will say to 'Not My People' (Lo-Ammi), 'You are my people!' And he will say, 'You are my God!'"

New Heart English Bible

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.'"

The Emphasized Bible

So will I sow her unto me in the land, and will have compassion upon the uncompassionated one, - and will say to him who was No-people-of-mine, My people, thou art, and, he, shall say, My God!

Webster

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

World English Bible

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!'"

Youngs Literal Translation

And I have sowed her to Me in the land, And I have pitied Lo-Ruhamah, And I have said to Lo-Ammi, My people thou art, and it saith, My God!'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And I will sow
זרע 
Zara` 
Usage: 56

her unto me in the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

and I will have mercy
רחם 
Racham 
Usage: 47

רחם 
Racham 
Usage: 47

and I will say

Usage: 0

to them which were not my people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

Thou art my people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

Context Readings

Israel's Adultery Forgiven

22 and the earth shall answer the grain, and the new wine, and the oil, and they shall answer Jezreel. 23 And I will sow her to me in the earth. And I will have mercy upon her who had not obtained mercy. And I will say to those who were not my people, Thou are my people, and they shall say, My God.



Cross References

Hosea 1:6

And she conceived again, and bore a daughter. And [LORD] said to him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah, for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel, that I should in any way pardon them.

Jeremiah 31:27

Behold, the days come, says LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.

Zechariah 13:9

And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, LORD i

Romans 9:25-26

As also he says in Hosea, I will call those not my people, my people, and her who was not beloved, beloved.

Deuteronomy 26:17-19

Thou have avouched LORD this day to be thy God, and that thou would walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, and hearken to his voice.

Psalm 22:27

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to LORD, and all the kinfolk of the nations shall worship before thee.

Psalm 68:31

Rulers shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God.

Psalm 72:16

There shall be abundance of grain in the earth upon the top of the mountains. The fruit of it shall shake like Lebanon. And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

Psalm 118:28

Thou are my God, and I will give thanks to thee. Thou are my God, I will exalt thee.

Song of Songs 2:16

My beloved is mine, and I am his. He feeds among the lilies.

Isaiah 44:5

One shall say, I am LORD's, and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacob, and another shall subscribe with his hand to LORD, and surname [himself] by the name of Israel.

Jeremiah 16:19

O LORD, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, to thee the nations shall come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, [even] vanity and things in whic

Jeremiah 32:38

And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

Hosea 1:9-10

And [LORD] said, Call his name Lo-ammi, for ye are not my people, and I will not be yours.

Hosea 8:2

They shall cry to me, My God, we, Israel know thee.

Zechariah 2:11

And many nations shall join themselves to LORD in that day, and shall be my people, and I will dwell in the midst of thee. And thou shall know that LORD of hosts has sent me to thee.

Zechariah 8:22-23

Yea, many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of LORD.

Zechariah 10:9

And I will sow them among the peoples, and they shall remember me in far countries. And they shall live with their sons, and shall return.

Zechariah 14:9

And LORD shall be King over all the earth. In that day LORD shall be one, and his name one.

Zechariah 14:16

And it shall come to pass, that everyone who is left of all the nations that came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.

Malachi 1:11

For from the rising of the sun even to the going down of the same, my name [is] great among the Gentiles. And in every place incense [is] offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name [is] great among the Gentiles, says LORD

Acts 8:1-4

And Saul was approving the killing of him. And on that day there developed a great persecution against the church at Jerusalem. And they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Romans 3:29

Or is God of Jews only and not also of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles also,

Romans 11:30-32

For as ye once were also disobedient to God, but now have received mercy at the disobedience of these,

Romans 15:9-11

and the Gentiles, for the sake of mercy, to glorify God, as it is written, Because of this I will give thanks to thee among Gentiles, and will sing to thy name.

1 Thessalonians 1:9-10

For they report about us what kind of entrance we had with you, and how ye turned to God from the idols to serve a living and TRUE God,

James 1:1

James, a bondman of God and of Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion, greeting.

1 Peter 1:1-2

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen who are sojourners of the Dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

1 Peter 2:9-10

But ye are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for an acquired possession, so that ye might broadly proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Revelation 21:3-4

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people. And God himself will be with them.

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