Hosea 1:8
Now when she had weaned Lo–ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.
Hosea 1:8 in other translations
| BSB | After she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, Gomer conceived and gave birth to a son. |
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| WEB | Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son. |
| ASV | Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son. |
| YLT | And she weaneth Lo-Ruhamah, and conceiveth, and beareth a son; |
| DARBY | And she weaned Lo-ruhamah; and she conceived and bore a son; |
| BBE | Now when Lo-ruhamah had been taken from the breast, the woman gave birth to a son. |
| Webster | Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son. |
What does Hosea 1:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. weaned--said to complete the symbolical picture, not having any special signification as to Israel [Henderson]. Israel was bereft of all the privileges which were as needful to them as milk is to infants (compare Psa 131:2; 1Pe 2:2) [Vatablus]. Israel was not suddenly, but gradually cast off; God bore with them with long-suffering, until they were incurable [Calvin]. But as it is not God, but Gomer who weans Lo-ruhamah, the weaning may imply the lust of Gomer, who was hardly weaned when she is again pregnant [Manger].
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 1:8-11
The rejection of Israel for a time, is signified by the name of another child: call him Lo-ammi, "not my people." The Lord disowns all relation to them. We love him, because he first loved us; but our being cast out of covenant, is owing to ourselves and our folly. Mercy is remembered in the midst of wrath; the rejection, as it shall not be total, so it shall not be final. The same hand that wounded, is stretched forth to heal. Very precious promises are here given concerning the Israel of God, and they may be of use to us now. Some think that these promises will not have accomplishment in full, till the general conversion of the Jews in the latter days. Also this promise is applied to the gospel, and the bringing in both the Jews and Gentiles to it, by St. Paul, Rom. 9:25,26, and by St. Peter, I Pet. 2:10. To believe in Christ, is to have him for our Head, and willingly to commit ourselves to his guidance and government. And let us pray for the coming of the glorious day, when there shall be one Lord through all the earth.
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Hosea 1:8 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Hosea 1:7
But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the Lord their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
- Hosea 1:8
Now when she had weaned Lo–ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.
- Hosea 1:9
Then said God, Call his name Lo–ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.
Hosea 1:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y después de haber destetado á Lo-ruhama, concibió y parió un hijo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et elle sevra Lo-Rukhama. Et elle conçut, et enfanta un fils. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie entwöhnte die Lo-Ruchama. Und sie ward schwanger und gebar einen Sohn. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ablactavit eam quæ erat Absque misericordia. Et concepit, et peperit filium. |