God’s Word Translation
Hosea 1:8
8After Gomer had weaned Lo Ruhamah, she became pregnant again and had a son.
Hosea 1:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now when she had weaned Lo–ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.
- New International Version (NIV)After she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, Gomer had another son.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When she had weaned No Mercy, she conceived and bore a son.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived and bore a son.
Context of Hosea 1:8
6Gomer became pregnant again and had a daughter. The Lord told Hosea, “Name her Lo Ruhamah [Unloved]. I will no longer love the nation of Israel. I will no longer forgive them. 7Yet, I will love the descendants of Judah. I will rescue them because I am the Lord their God. I won’t use bows, swords, wars, horses, or horsemen to rescue them.” After Gomer had weaned Lo Ruhamah, she became pregnant again and had a son. 9The Lord said, “Name him Lo Ammi [Not My People]. You are no longer my people, and I am no longer your God. 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.’
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וַתִּגְמֹ֖ל אֶת־לֹ֣א רֻחָ֑מָה וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֥לֶד בֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Hosea 1:8
Commentaries on Hosea 1:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Now when she had weaned - Eastern women very commonly nursed their children two, or even three (2 Maccabees 7:27) years. The weaning then of the child portrays a certain interval of time between these two degrees of chastisement; but after this reprieve, the last and final judgment pictured here was to set in irreversibly.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-11Verses 8-11 The rejection of Israel for a time, is signified by the name of another child: call him Lo-ammi, "not my people." The Lord disowns all relation to them. We love him, because he first loved us; but our being cast out of covenant, is owing to ourselves and our folly. Mercy is remembered in the midst of wrath; the rejection, as it shall not be total, so it shall not be final. The same hand that wounded, is stretched forth to heal. Very precious…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-11This section describes a small part of the prophet's life, focusing on his troubled marriage. It highlights God's difficult relationship with Israel, his chosen people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. weaned--said to complete the symbolical picture, not having any special signification as to Israel [Henderson]. Israel was bereft of all the privileges which were as needful to them as milk is to infants (compare Psa 131:2; 1Pe 2:2) [Vatablus]. Israel was not suddenly, but gradually cast off; God bore with them with long-suffering, until they were incurable [Calvin]. But as it is not God, but Gomer who weans Lo-ruhamah, the weaning may imply the lust…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Hosea 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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