And thou didst establish for thyself thy people Israel to be thy people for ever; and thou, O Lord, didst become their God.
Romans 9:25 - Revised 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 ‘my beloved.’ ” Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; And her beloved, which was not beloved. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Just as He says in Hosea, Those who were not My people I will call My people, and her who was not beloved [I will call] My beloved. [Hos. 2:23.] American Standard Version (1901) As he saith also in Hosea, I will call that my people, which was not my people; And her beloved, that was not beloved. Common English Bible As it says also in Hosea, “I will call “my people” those who aren’t my people,” “and the one who isn’t well loved, I will call “loved one.”” Catholic Public Domain Version just as he says in Hosea: "I will call those who were not my people, 'my people,' and she who was not beloved, 'beloved,' and she who had not obtained mercy, 'one who has obtained mercy.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
And thou didst establish for thyself thy people Israel to be thy people for ever; and thou, O Lord, didst become their God.
“When I passed by you again and looked upon you, behold, you were at the age for love; and I spread my skirt over you, and covered your nakedness: yea, I plighted my troth to you and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord God, and you became mine.
and I will sow him for myself in the land. And I will have pity on Not pitied, and I will say to Not my people, ‘You are my people’; and he shall say, ‘Thou art my God.’ ”
for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from the Father.
To all God's beloved in Rome, who are called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Once you were no people but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy.