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Hosea 1:9 Cross-References
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“Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God. Loammi: that is, Not my people”
Hosea 1:9 (KJV)
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Commentary on Hosea 1:9
The final symbolic name: 'Then said God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.' Lo-ammi (לֹא עַמִּי, lo-ammi) means 'not my people'—the ultimate covenant breach. This inverts God's covenant formula repeated throughout Scripture: 'I will be your God, and you shall be my people' (Exodus 6:7, Leviticus 26:12, Jeremiah 31:33, Ezekiel 36:28). Covenant relationship, Israel's foundational identity, is revoked. The Hebrew intensifies: 'I will not be (ehyeh) to you'—recalling 'I AM' (ehyeh, Exodus 3:14), suggesting God's self-existence and covenant presence are wi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 1:9
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