Romans 9:25

Tyndale New Testament

As he sayth in Osee: I will call them my people which were not my people: and her beloved which was not beloved.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
As the Scriptures say in the book of Hosea, "The people who are not mine— I will say they are my people. And the people I did not love— I will say they are the people I love."

Revised Standard Version
As indeed he says in Hose'a, "Those who were not my people I will call 'my people,' and her who was not beloved I will call 'my beloved.'"

Hebrew Names Version
As he says also in Hoshea, "I will call them 'my people,' which were not my people; And her 'beloved,' who was not beloved."

International Standard Version
As he says in Hosea,Hosea 2:23; 1 Peter 2:10;">[xr] "Those who are not my peopleI will call my people, and the one who was not lovedI will call my loved one.Hosea 2:23">[fn]

New American Standard Bible
as He also says in Hosea: "I WILL CALL THOSE WHO WERE NOT MY PEOPLE, 'MY PEOPLE,' AND HER WHO WAS NOT BELOVED, 'BELOVED.'"

New Century Version
As the Scripture says in Hosea: "I will say, ‘You are my people' to those I had called ‘not my people.' And I will show my love to those people I did not love." Hosea 2:1, 23

Update Bible Version
As he says also in Hosea, I will call that my people, which was not my people; And her beloved, that was not beloved.

Webster's Bible Translation
As he saith also in Hosea, I will call them My people, who were not my people; and her Beloved, who was not beloved.

English Standard Version
As indeed he says in Hosea, "Those who were not my people I will call ‘my people,' and her who was not beloved I will call ‘beloved.'"

World English Bible
As he says also in Hosea, "I will call them 'my people,' which were not my people; And her 'beloved,' who was not beloved."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
As he saith also in Hosea, I will call them my people, who were not my people, and her beloved, who was not beloved.

Weymouth's New Testament
So also in Hosea He says, "I will call that nation My People which was not My People, and I will call her beloved who was not beloved.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Y schal clepe not my puple my puple, and not my loued my louyd, and not getynge mercy getynge merci;

English Revised Version
As he saith also in Hosea, I will call that my people, which was not my people; And her beloved, which was not beloved.

Berean Standard Bible
As He says in Hosea: "I will call them 'My People' who are not My people, and I will call her 'My Beloved' who is not My beloved,"

Contemporary English Version
just as the Lord says in the book of Hosea, "Although they are not my people, I will make them my people. I will treat with love those nations that have never been loved.

Amplified Bible
Just as He says in [the writings of the prophet] Hosea: "I WILL CALL THOSE WHO WERE NOT MY PEOPLE, 'MY PEOPLE,' AND [I will call] HER WHO WAS NOT BELOVED, 'BELOVED.'"

American Standard Version
As he saith also in Hosea, I will call that my people, which was not my people; And her beloved, that was not beloved.

Bible in Basic English
As he says in Hosea, They will be named my people who were not my people, and she will be loved who was not loved.

Complete Jewish Bible
As indeed he says in Hoshea, "Those who were not my people I will call my people; her who was not loved I will call loved;

Darby Translation
As he says also in Hosea, I will call not-my-people My people; and the-not-beloved Beloved.

Etheridge Translation
so also in Husha he said, I will call them my people who were not my people, and on those on whom I was not merciful, will I be merciful:

Murdock Translation
As also he said in Hosea: I will call them my people, who were not my people; and will pity, whom I have not pitied:

King James Version (1611)
As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people: and her, beloued, which was not beloued.

New Living Translation
Concerning the Gentiles, God says in the prophecy of Hosea, "Those who were not my people, I will now call my people. And I will love those whom I did not love before."

New Life Bible
In the Book of Hosea He says, "Those who are not My people, I will call, ‘My people.' Those who are not loved, I will call, ‘My loved ones.'"

New Revised Standard
As indeed he says in Hosea, "Those who were not my people I will call ‘my people,' and her who was not beloved I will call ‘beloved.'"

Geneva Bible (1587)
As he sayth also in Osee, I will call them, My people, which were not my people: and her, Beloued, which was not beloued.

George Lamsa Translation
As he said also in Hosea, I will call them my people, who were not my own people; and her beloved, who was not beloved.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
As also in Hosea he saith - I will call the not-my-people, My people, and the not-beloved, beloved,

Douay-Rheims Bible
As in Osee he saith: I will call that which was not my people, my people; and her that was not beloved, beloved; and her that had not obtained mercy; one that hath obtained mercy.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
As he sayth also in Osee: I wyll call them my people, which were not my people: and her beloued, which was not beloued.

Good News Translation
This is what he says in the book of Hosea: "The people who were not mine I will call ‘My People.' The nation that I did not love I will call ‘My Beloved.'

Christian Standard Bible®
As it also says in Hosea,

King James Version
As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.

Lexham English Bible
As he also says in Hosea, "I will call those who were not my people, ‘My people,' and those who were not loved, ‘Loved.'

Literal Translation
As also He says in Hosea, I will call those Not My people, My people! And those not beloved, Beloved! Hosea 2:23

Young's Literal Translation
as also in Hosea He saith, `I will call what [is] not My people -- My people; and her not beloved -- Beloved,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
As he sayeth also by Osee: I wil call that my people, which is not my people: and my beloued, which is not ye beloued.

Mace New Testament (1729)
as he saith himself in Osee, "I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her, beloved, which was not beloved.

New English Translation
As he also says in Hosea: " I will call those who were not my people , ‘ My people ,' and I will call her who was unloved, ‘ My beloved .'"

New King James Version
As He says also in Hosea: "I will call them My people, who were not My people,And her beloved, who was not beloved." Hosea 2:23 ">[fn]

Simplified Cowboy Version
Old Hosea spoke of the outsiders when he said, "Those who weren't my people I will call to ride for my brand. I will shower them with love, unlike I did before."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
As He says also in Hosea, "I WILL CALL THOSE WHO WERE NOT MY PEOPLE, 'MY PEOPLE,' AND HER WHO WAS NOT BELOVED, 'BELOVED.'"

Legacy Standard Bible
As He says also in Hosea,"I will call those who were not My people, ‘My people,'And her who was not beloved, ‘beloved.'"

Contextual Overview

²⁵ As he sayth in Osee: I will call them my people which were not my people: and her beloved which was not beloved. ²⁶ And it shall come to passe in the place where it was sayd vnto them ye are not my people: that there shalbe called the chyldren of the lyvynge God. ²⁷ But Esaias cryeth concernynge Israel though the nomber of the chyldren of Israel be as the sonde of the see yet shall a remnaut be saved. ²⁸ He finyssheth the worde verely and maketh it short in ryghtwesses. For a short worde will god make on erth. ²⁹ And as Esaias sayd before: Except the Lorde of sabaoth had left us seede we had bene made as Zodoma and had bene lykened to Gomorra.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

in Osee: Hosea 1:1, Hosea 1:2, Hosea

I will call: Hosea 2:23, 1 Peter 2:10

beloved: Romans 1:7, Ezekiel 16:8, John 16:27

Reciprocal: Numbers 13:16 - Oshea Deuteronomy 32:21 - I will 2 Samuel 7:24 - art become 2 Samuel 22:44 - a people 1 Chronicles 17:22 - thy people Isaiah 19:25 - Blessed Isaiah 43:6 - bring Isaiah 54:3 - thou shalt Isaiah 62:4 - shalt no Hosea 1:10 - and it John 11:52 - the children Acts 18:6 - from Ephesians 4:10 - fill 1 Thessalonians 1:4 - your election Hebrews 2:10 - many Hebrews 8:10 - they shall 1 John 3:1 - that

Cross-References

Matthew 25:41
Then shall the kynge saye vnto them that shalbe on the lyfte hande: departe from me ye coursed into everlastinge fire which is prepared for the devyll and his angels.

John 8:34
Iesus answered them: verely verely I saye vnto you that whosoever committeth synne is the servaunt of synne.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

As he also saith in Osee,.... Hosea 2:23, so "Hosea" is called "Osee", as here, in the Septuagint in Nehemiah 10:23. That is, as God says in the prophecy of Hosea, which was given by divine inspiration; and speaks of the calling of the Gentiles, as the spiritual Israel, after God had wrote a "lo-ammi", Hosea 1:9, and a "loruhamah", Hosea 1:6, upon the people of the Jews; and shows, that he had appointed some from among the Gentiles, to obtain salvation by Jesus Christ; since he foretells their calling, long before they were in being; which could have no other foundation than his own eternal sovereign will and pleasure:

I will call them my people, which were not my people; his people they were before he called them, in some sense; inasmuch as he had chosen them for his people, had promised in covenant they should be, had given them to Christ as his people, and him to be a covenant to them: who, as such, made reconciliation for them, sanctified them by his blood, redeemed and saved them; but then they were not known to be the people of God, neither by themselves, who knew not God, and so could not know themselves to be his people; nor by others, by the Jews, by whom they were called the uncircumcision, sinners of the Gentiles; looking upon the character or the people of God, as only belonging to themselves: God had not as yet laid hold on them as his people, and claimed his right in them, and made known himself to them as their covenant God; he had not avouched them to be his people, nor had they avouched him to be their God; as yet they were not his willing people, nor a holy people, not being formed for himself, by his mighty grace; nor a people near unto him, with respect to worship and fellowship, but afar off from him. His calling them his people, is his acquainting them with their relation to him, which he had taken them in to himself, of his own grace; for so it is in Hosea 2:23: "And I will say unto them which were not my people, thou art my people": in the effectual calling, the Spirit of God is sent down into the hearts of his people, to witness their relation to him, and to work faith in their souls, to receive the testimony; when they reply and say, "thou art my God", Hosea 2:23, and so they come to know themselves to be the people of God, of which they were before ignorant; and to be known others, by being made a willing people, in the day God's power upon them, willing to be saved by him in his own way, and willing to serve and worship him in his own ordinances, and according to his own appointment; and by being holy and righteous, having the characters, and enjoying the privileges of the people of God:

and her beloved, which was not beloved. In the text in Hosea 2:23, it is, "I will have mercy on her that had not obtained mercy": hence the Vulgate Latin has added this clause to the text, though unsupported by any copy, or other version. The apostle is to be justified in his version, by the Septuagint interpreters, who have rendered the passage in Hosea, "I will love her that was not beloved"; and by the true sense of the word רחם there used, which signifies to love in the most kind, tender, and endearing manner; see Psalms 18:1; where the word is used and so rendered. The sense is not, that God's chosen ones among the Gentiles were not the objects of his love before calling; for their very calling is the fruit, effect, and so the evidence of love before. The love of God is from everlasting to everlasting, invariably and unchangeably the same; he had chosen them in his Son; he had made a covenant with them in Christ, had put them into his hands, and made them his care and charge; he had sent him to die for them, and obtain eternal redemption for them; and all this before he called them, which abundantly proves his love to them: but this love was not manifested to their souls; it had not been shed abroad in their hearts; they had no sensation of it in their breasts; the streams of that river of God had not as yet flowed into their souls; nor were they partakers of the effects of it in themselves; but being called by grace, they feel, they experience, and enjoy that, and all the happy: fruits and effects of it; the loving kindness of God is let down into their hearts in the effectual calling, and with it he draws them to himself, as a fruit and evidence of his everlasting and unchangeable love to them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

As he saith also - The doctrine which he had established, he proceeds now to confirm by quotations from the writings of Jews, that he might remove every objection. The doctrine was,

1. That God intended to call his people from the Gentiles as well as the Jews.

(2)That he was bound by no promise and no principle of obligation to bestow salvation on all the Jews.

(3)That, therefore, it was right for him to reject any or all of the Jews, if he chose, and cut them off from their privileges as a people and from salvation.

In Osee - This is the Greek form of writing the Hebrew word Hosea. It means in the book of Hosea, as “in David” means in the book of David, or by David, Hebrews 4:7. The passage is found in Hosea 2:23. This quotation is not made according to the letter, but the sense of the prophet is preserved. The meaning is the same in Hosea and in this place, that God would bring those into a covenant relation to himself, who were before deemed outcasts and strangers. Thus, he supports his main position that God would choose his people from among the Gentiles as well as the Jews, or would exercise toward both his right as a sovereign, bestowing or withholding his blessings as he pleases.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 25. As he saith also in Osee — It is a cause of not a little confusion, that a uniformity in the orthography of the proper names of the Old and New Testaments has not been preserved. What stranger to our sacred books would suppose that the Osee above meant the Prophet Hosea, from whom, Hosea 2:23, this quotation is taken: I will have mercy on her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people. The apostle shows that this calling of the Gentiles was no fortuitous thing, but a firm purpose in the Divine mind, which he had largely revealed to the prophets; and by opposing the calling of the Gentiles, the Jews in effect renounced their prophets, and fought against God.