Hosea 1:8

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

6Then she conceived again, and bore a daughter. And He said to him: “Name her Lo-ruhamah— for no longer will I have compassion on the house of Israel that I should ever pardon them. 7But on the house of Judah I will have compassion and deliver them by Adonai, their God, yet not by bow, sword or battle, nor by horses and horsemen.” After she weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived and bore a son. 9Then He said: “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people and I am not yours.”

Hosea 1:8 word by word

וַתִּגְמֹ֖ל אֶת־לֹ֣א רֻחָ֑מָה וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֥לֶד בֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now when she had weanedגָּמַלgâmal · to weanH1580
• Lo–ruhamahלֹא רֻחָ֫מָהlô' rûchâmâh · No MercyH3819
• she conceivedהָרָהhârâh · to conceiveH2029
• and bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for Hosea 1:8

• 1 Samuel 1:22Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “When the child is weaned, I will bring him, so he may appear before Adonai and stay there forever.”

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

Topics related to Hosea 1:8

• Backsliders
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Lo-Ruhamah
• Symbols and Similitudes

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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