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Hosea 1:10–2:1

The Restoration of Israel

10 “Yet nthe number of the children of Israel

Shall be as the sand of the sea,

Which cannot be measured or numbered.

oAnd it shall come to pass

In the place where it was said to them,

‘You are 5not My ppeople,’

There it shall be said to them,

You are qsons of the living God.’

11 rThen the children of Judah and the children of Israel

Shall be gathered together,

And appoint for themselves one head;

And they shall come up out of the land,

For great will be the day of Jezreel!

2 Say to your brethren, 1‘My people,’ And to your sisters, 2‘Mercy is shown.’

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Hosea 1:10–2:1 — The New International Version (NIV)

10 “Yet the Israelites will be like the sand on the seashore, which cannot be measured or counted. In the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called ‘children of the living God.’ 11 The people of Judah and the people of Israel will come together; they will appoint one leader and will come up out of the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel.

“Say of your brothers, ‘My people,’ and of your sisters, ‘My loved one.’

Hosea 1:10–2:1 — English Standard Version (ESV)

10  Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. And in the place where it was said to them, “You are not my people,” it shall be said to them, “Children of the living God.” 11 And the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint for themselves one head. And they shall go up from the land, for great shall be the day of Jezreel.

Say to your brothers, “You are my people,” and to your sisters, “You have received mercy.”

Hosea 1:10–2:1 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

10 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. 11 Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.

Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi;

And to your sisters, Ru-hamah.

Hosea 1:10–2:1 — New Living Translation (NLT)

10 “Yet the time will come when Israel’s people will be like the sands of the seashore—too many to count! Then, at the place where they were told, ‘You are not my people,’ it will be said, ‘You are children of the living God.’ 11 Then the people of Judah and Israel will unite together. They will choose one leader for themselves, and they will return from exile together. What a day that will be—the day of Jezreel—when God will again plant his people in his land.

“In that day you will call your brothers Ammi—‘My people.’ And you will call your sisters Ruhamah—‘The ones I love.’

Hosea 1:10–2:1 — New Century Version (NCV)

10 “But the number of the Israelites will become like the grains of sand of the sea, which no one can measure or count. They were called, ‘You are not my people,’ but later they will be called ‘children of the living God.’ 11 The people of Judah and Israel will join together again and will choose one leader for themselves. They will come up from the land, because the day of Jezreel will be truly great.

“You are to call your brothers, ‘my people,’ and your sisters, ‘you have been shown pity.’

Hosea 1:10–2:1 — American Standard Version (ASV)

10 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. 11 And the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint themselves one head, and shall go up from the land; for great shall be the day of Jezreel.

Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah.

Hosea 1:10–2:1 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea which cannot be measured or 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, Sons of the living •God. 11 And the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint themselves one head, and shall go up out of the land: for great is the day of Jizreel.

Say unto your brethren Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah.

Hosea 1:10–2:1 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

10 “Yet, the Israelites will become as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore. No one will be able to measure them or count them. Wherever they were told, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be told, ‘You are the children of the living God.’ 11 The people of Judah and Israel will be gathered together. They will appoint one leader for themselves, and they will grow in the land. The day of Jezreel will be a great day. 

“So call your brothers Ammi [My People]

and call your sisters Ruhamah [Loved]

Hosea 1:10–2:1 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

10 Yet the number of the Israelites

will be like the sand of the sea,

which cannot be measured or counted.

And in the place where they were told:

You are not My people,

they will be called: Sons of the living God.

11 And the Judeans and the Israelites

will be gathered together.

They will appoint for themselves a single ruler

and go up from the land.

For the day of Jezreel will be great.

Call your brothers: My People

and your sisters: Compassion.

Hosea 1:10–2:1 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

10 Yet the number of the people of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which can be neither measured nor numbered; and in the place where it was said to them, “You are not my people,” it shall be said to them, “Children of the living God.” 11 The people of Judah and the people of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint for themselves one head; and they shall take possession of the land, for great shall be the day of Jezreel.

Say to your brother, Ammi, and to your sister, Ruhamah.

Hosea 1:10–2:1 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

10  The number of the children of Israel

will be like the sand of the sea

that cannot be measured or counted;

and in the place where it is said to them,

“You are not my people,”

it will be said to them,

“Children of the living God.”

11 Then the children of Judah

and Israel will be gathered together,

and they will appoint for themselves

one head;

and they will take possession of the land,

for great is the day of Jezreel.

Say to your brother, “Ammi,”

and to your sister, “Ruhamah.”

Hosea 1:10–2:1 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

10 “But the time will come when the people of Israel will be like the sand on the seashore. It can’t be measured or counted. Now it is said about them, ‘You are not my people.’ But at that time they will be called ‘children of the living God.’ 11 The people of Judah and Israel will be brought together again. They will appoint one leader. They will increase their numbers in the land. And Jezreel’s day will be great. That is because I will plant Israel in the land again.

“People of Israel, call your brothers My People. And call your sisters My Loved Ones.”

Hosea 1:10–2:1 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

10 Yet the number of the sons of Israel

Will be like the sand of the sea,

Which cannot be measured or numbered;

And in the place

Where it is said to them,

“You are not My people,”

It will be said to them,

You are the sons of the living God.”

11 And the sons of Judah and the sons of Israel will be gathered together,

And they will appoint for themselves one leader,

And they will go up from the land,

For great will be the day of Jezreel.

Say to your brothers, “Ammi,” and to your sisters, “Ruhamah.”


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