11 translations · Hebrew
Hosea 1:10
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.’
Hosea 1:10 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.’
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB 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.’
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and the number of the sons of Israel has been as the sand of the sea that is not measured nor numbered, and it has come to pass in the place where it is said to them, You [are] not My people, it is said to them, Sons of the Living God;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Even so the number of the people of Israel will be like the sand on the seashore that cannot be measured or counted. Then right there at the place where they were told ‘you are not my people’ they will be called ‘the children of the living God.’
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and the number of the sons of Israel hath been as the sand of the sea, that is not measured nor numbered, and it hath come to pass in the place where it is said to them, Ye [are] not My people, it is said to them, Sons of the Living God;
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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 to them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said to them, Ye are the sons of the living God.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.’
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, that is without measure, and shall not be numbered. And it shall be in the place where it shall be said to them: You are not my people: it shall be said to them: Ye are the sons of the living God.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְֽ֠הָיָה | wə·hā·yāh | will be | H1961 הָיָה to be |
| מִסְפַּ֤ר | mis·par | Yet the number | H4557 מִסְפָּר number |
| בְּנֵֽי־ | bə·nê- | — | H1121 בֵּן son: child |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | of the Israelites | H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵל Israel |
| כְּח֣וֹל | kə·ḥō·wl | like the sand | H2344 חוֹל sand |
| הַיָּ֔ם | hay·yām | of the sea | H3220 יָם sea |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | which | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| לֹֽא־ | lō- | cannot | H3808 לֹא not |
| יִמַּ֖ד | yim·maḏ | be measured | H4058 מָדַד to measure |
| וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | [or] | H3808 לֹא not |
| יִסָּפֵ֑ר | yis·sā·p̄êr | counted | H5608 סָפַר to recount |
| וְֽ֠הָיָה | wə·hā·yāh | And it will happen that | H1961 הָיָה to be |
| בִּמְק֞וֹם | bim·qō·wm | in the [very] place | H4725 מָקוֹם place |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | where | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| יֵאָמֵ֤ר | yê·’ā·mêr | it was said | H559 אָמַר to say |
| לָהֶם֙ | lā·hem | to them | — |
| לֹֽא־ | lō- | [are] not | H3808 לֹא not |
| עַמִּ֣י | ‘am·mî | My people | H5971 עַם people |
| אַתֶּ֔ם | ’at·tem | You | H859 אַתָּ֫ה you(m.s.) |
| יֵאָמֵ֥ר | yê·’ā·mêr | they will be called | H559 אָמַר to say |
| לָהֶ֖ם | lā·hem | — | — |
| בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | sons | H1121 בֵּן son: child |
| אֵֽל־ | ’êl- | God | H410 אֵל God |
| חָֽי׃ | ḥāy | of the living | H2416 חַי alive |
Related verses
- 2 Corinthians 6:18
I will be to you a Father. You will be to me sons and daughters,’ says the Lord Almighty.”
- Galatians 4:6–7
And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
- John 1:12
But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
- Romans 9:25–28
As he says also in Hosea, “I will call them ‘my people,’ which were not my people; and her ‘beloved,’ who was not beloved.” “It will be that in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ There they will be called ‘children of the living God.’” Isaiah cries concerning Israel, “If the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant who will be saved; …
- 1 Peter 2:9–10
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: who in time past were no people, but now are God’s people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
- 1 John 3:1–2
See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him. Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.
- Romans 8:14–17
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God. For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God; …
- Isaiah 43:6
I will tell the north, ‘Give them up!’ and tell the south, ‘Don’t hold them back! Bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth—
- Hosea 2:23
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!’”
- Isaiah 66:20
They shall bring all your brothers out of all the nations for an offering to Yahweh, on horses, in chariots, in litters, on mules, and on camels, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says Yahweh, as the children of Israel bring their offering in a clean vessel into Yahweh’s house.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
8 Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.
9 He said, “Call his name Lo-Ammi; for you are not my people, and I will not be yours.
10 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.’
11 The children of Judah and the children of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint themselves one head, and will go up from the land; for great will be the day of Jezreel.
Read all of Hosea 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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