The Meaning of Hosea 2:23 Explained

Hosea 2:23

KJV: And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.

YLT: And I have sowed her to Me in the land, And I have pitied Lo-Ruhamah, And I have said to Lo-Ammi, My people thou art, and it saith, My God!'

Darby: And I will sow her unto me in the land; and I will have mercy upon Lo-ruhamah; and I will say to Lo-ammi, Thou art my people; and they shall say, My God.

ASV: And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them that were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.

Discover Hosea 2:23

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Hosea 2:23?

MEANING: What does Hosea 2:23 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Hosea 2:23 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Hosea 2:23?

What is the context of Hosea 2:23?

The Restoration of Israel (Hosea 2:16-23)
Israel’s Adultery Forgiven (Hosea 2:14-23)
The Lord 's Mercy on Israel (Hosea 2:14-23)
God’s Mercy on His People (Hosea 2:14-23)
Restoration of Israel (Hosea 2:14-23)
The Lord’s Love for Unfaithful Israel (Hosea 2:14-23)
Israel Punished and Restored (Hosea 2:2-23)
The Unfaithful Wife (Hosea 2:1-23)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy {08677;03818>; and I will say to [them which were] not my people, Thou [art] my people; and they shall say, [Thou art] my God.

What does Hosea 2:23 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The Lord would also plant Israel in the Promised Land; He would plant her there securely where she would grow under His care and blessing. He would show compassion to the people whom He formerly said were "not loved," and He would reclaim as His own the people whom He formerly called "not my people" (cf. Hosea 1:6; Hosea 1:9). They would then acknowledge Yahweh as their God, not Baal. The names of all three of Hosea"s children come together again in Hosea 2:22-23.

" Hosea 2:23, along with Hosea 1:10, is quoted in Romans 9:25-26 and 1 Peter 2:10. Paul quoted those Hosea passages to say that both Jews and Gentiles will be converted during the Church Age (cf. Romans 9:24). This does not mean, however, that he equated the Gentiles with Israel and regarded the conversion of Gentiles as a direct fulfillment of Hosea"s prophecy. Paul clearly taught that national Israel would be saved as well ( Romans 11). Rather, Paul extracted from Hosea"s prophecy a principle concerning God"s gracious activity ..." ^[1]

3. The restoration of Hosea"s and Yahweh"s wives ch3

Like the first section in this series of messages that develop the figure of marital unfaithfulness ( Hosea 2:2-8), this last section also blends the prophet"s personal experience with that of Yahweh. This is the strongest affirmation of Gomer"s and Israel"s restorations. Chapter3is probably a separate cycle of judgment and restoration speeches from Hosea 2:2-23. ^[2]

Context Summary

Hosea 2:14-23 - "a Door Of Hope"

The valley of Achor was a long wild pass up through the hills. The prophet says that a door of hope would open there, like the Mont Cenis tunnel which leads from the precipices and torrents on the northern slopes of the Alps to the sunny plains of Italy. That door opens hard by the heap of stones beneath which that troubler of Israel, Achan, was laid. We must put away our Achans before we can see doors of hope swing wide before us.

The prophet was bidden to make one further overture to his truant wife. She had been faithless, but the old love burnt in her husband's soul, and he was prepared to buy her back to himself at half the price of a female slave, Exodus 21:32. His only stipulation was that she should abide with him for many days. This was to be a time of testing, with the assurance that, if she were penitent and faithful, she would be perfectly restored.

What a wonderful verse is Hosea 2:3! We are purchased to God by the death of His Son. He only asks us to be for Himself and He promises to be for us. "The best of all," cried the dying Wesley, "is that God is for us!" Shall we not close with the offer and give ourselves to Him? [source]

Chapter Summary: Hosea 2

¹ The idolatry of the people
⁶ God's judgments against them
¹⁴ His promises of reconciliation with them

What do the individual words in Hosea 2:23 mean?

And I will sow her for Myself in the earth and - not [who had] obtained mercy and I will say to not to Lo-ammi My people You [are] and he shall say [You are] My God -

וּזְרַעְתִּ֤יהָ לִּי֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ וְרִֽחַמְתִּ֖י אֶת־ לֹ֣א רֻחָ֑מָה וְאָמַרְתִּ֤י לְלֹֽא־ עַמִּי֙ עַמִּי־ אַ֔תָּה וְה֖וּא יֹאמַ֥ר אֱלֹהָֽי פ

וּזְרַעְתִּ֤יהָ	And I will sow her
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular, third person feminine singular Root: זָרַע Sense: to sow, scatter seed.
לִּי֙	for Myself
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
בָּאָ֔רֶץ	in the earth
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
רֻחָ֑מָה	[who had] obtained mercy
Parse: Verb, Pual, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: רָחַם Sense: to love, love deeply, have mercy, be compassionate, have tender affection, have compassion.
וְאָמַרְתִּ֤י	and I will say
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לְלֹֽא־	to not
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
עַמִּי֙	to Lo-ammi
Parse: Preposition, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
עַמִּי־	My people
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
אַ֔תָּה	You [are]
Parse: Pronoun, second person masculine singular Root: אַתְּ Sense: you (second pers.
וְה֖וּא	and he
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
יֹאמַ֥ר	shall say
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֱלֹהָֽי	[You are] My God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
פ	-
Parse: Punctuation

What are the major concepts related to Hosea 2:23?

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