And the LORD said,"Namehim Lo-ammi,for you are not My peopleand I am not your God."
Then the LORDsaidto me, "Even thoughMosesand Samuelwere to standbeforeMe, My heartwould not be with thispeople;sendthem awayfrom My presenceand let them go!
On the nextday,when PashhurreleasedJeremiahfrom the stocks,Jeremiahsaidto him, "Pashhuris not the namethe LORDhas calledyou, but ratherMagor-missabib.
Yet the numberof the sonsof IsraelWill be like the sandof the sea,Whichcannotbe measuredor numbered;And in the placeWhereit is saidto them, "You are not My people,"It will be saidto them, "[You are] the sonsof the livingGod."
When she had weanedLo-ruhamah,she conceivedand gavebirthto a son.
"I will sowher for Myself in the land.I will also havecompassionon her who had not obtainedcompassion,And I will sayto those who were not My people,'You are My people!'And they will say,'[You are] my God!'"
