28 Grk “who,” continuing the description of the readers from vs. 9. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
29 The quotations in v. 10 are from Hos 1:6, 9; 2:23.

In other versions

Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

“Once you had no identity as a people;

now you are God’s people.

Once you received no mercy;

now you have received God’s mercy.”

who once were not a people, but now are the people of God, the ones who were not shown mercy, but now are shown mercy.

Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

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