Hosea 1:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then she conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. And the LORD said to him, "Call her Lo-Ruhamah (Not Pitied), for I will no longer show compassion to the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them."

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתַּ֤הַר עוֹד֙ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בַּ֔ת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ קְרָ֥א שְׁמָ֖הּ לֹ֣א רֻחָ֑מָה כִּי֩ לֹ֨א אוֹסִ֜יף ע֗וֹד אֲרַחֵם֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי־נָשֹׂ֥א אֶשָּׂ֖א לָהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

And-tahar ʿôd and-tēled bat and-yōʾmer to-him qərāʾ šəmāh Lōʾ Ruḥāmāh for not ʾôsîp ʿôd ʾăraḥēm ʾet-bêt Yiśrāʾēl for-nāśōʾ ʾeśśāʾ to-them.

Grammar Details

• *tahar*: qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - and she conceived
• *ʿôd*: adverb - again/still/yet
• *tēled*: qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - and she bore
• *bat*: feminine singular noun - daughter
• *yōʾmer*: qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
• *qərāʾ*: qal imperative, masculine singular - call
• *šəmāh*: masculine singular noun with 3fs suffix - her name
• *Lōʾ Ruḥāmāh*: proper noun - Lo-Ruhamah (Not Pitied)
• *ʾôsîp*: hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will add
• *ʾăraḥēm*: piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I will have mercy/compassion
• *bêt*: construct state, masculine singular - house of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *nāśōʾ*: qal infinitive absolute - lifting/forgiving
• *ʾeśśāʾ*: qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will lift/forgive

Word Meanings

• *Lōʾ Ruḥāmāh*: Not Pitied/Not Having Obtained Mercy
• *nāśōʾ ʾeśśāʾ*: I will surely forgive/I will completely take away/I will utterly pardon

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the use of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And she conceived again and bore a daughter. And God said to him, Call her name Lo-Ruhamah, for I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, but I will utterly take them away.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And she conceived again,{H2029} and bare{H3205} a daughter.{H1323} And [Jehovah] said{H559} unto him, Call{H7121} her name{H8034} Lo-ruhamah;{H3819} for I will no more{H3254} have mercy{H7355} upon the house{H1004} of Israel,{H3478} that I should{H5375} in any wise pardon{H5375} them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And she conceived again{H2029}{(H8799)}, and bare{H3205}{(H8799)} a daughter{H1323}. And God said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Call{H7121}{(H8798)} her name{H8034} Loruhamah{H3819}{(H8795)}: for I will no more{H3254}{(H8686)} have mercy{H7355}{(H8762)} upon the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478}; but I will utterly{H5375}{(H8800)} take them away{H5375}{(H8799)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  She conceaued yet agayne, and bare a doughter. And he sayde vnto him: Call hir name Loruhama (that is, not opteyninge mercy) ofr I wil haue no pyte vpon the house of Israel, but forget them, and put them clene out of remembraunce.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  She conceiued yet againe, & bare a daughter, and God saide vnto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah: for I will no more haue pitie vpon the house of Israel: but I wil vtterly take them away.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And she conceaued agayne, and bare a daughter: and the Lorde sayde vnto hym, Call her name Loruhamah that is, not obtayning mercy for I wyll no more haue pitie vpon the house of Israel, but I wyll vtterly take them away.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And [God] said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  She conceived again, and bore a daughter. Then he said to him, "Call her name Lo-Ruhamah{Lo-Ruhamah means "not loved."}; for I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, that I should in any way pardon them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And she conceiveth again, and beareth a daughter, and He saith to him, `Call her name Lo-Ruhamah, for I add no more to pity the house of Israel, for I do utterly take them away;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And `Jehovah' said unto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah; for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel, that I should in any wise pardon them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And [Jehovah] said unto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah; for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel, that I should in any wise pardon them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And after that she gave birth to a daughter. And the Lord said, Give her the name Lo-ruhamah; for I will not again have mercy on Israel, to give them forgiveness.

• World English Bible (2000)

  She conceived again, and bore a daughter. Then he said to him, "Call her name Lo-Ruhamah; for I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, that I should in any way pardon them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  She conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. Then the LORD said to him,“Name her‘No Pity’(Lo-Ruhamah) because I will no longer have pity on the nation of Israel. For I will certainly not forgive their guilt.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 17:6 : 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor River, and in the cities of Media.
• Hos 2:4 : 4 Plead with your mother, plead! For she is not my wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove her adulteries from before her face and her unfaithfulness from between her breasts.
• Hos 2:23 : 23 On that day, I will answer, declares the LORD. I will answer the heavens, and they will answer the earth.
• 1 Pet 2:10 : 10 Once, you were not a people, but now you are God's people. Once, you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
• Hos 9:15-17 : 15 All their wickedness is at Gilgal, for there I began to hate them. Because of their evil deeds, I will drive them from My house. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious. 16 Ephraim is struck down; their root is dried up; they will bear no fruit. Even if they give birth, I will kill their cherished offspring. 17 My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; they will become wanderers among the nations.
• 2 Kgs 17:23-41 : 23 Finally, the Lord removed Israel from His presence as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So the Israelites were exiled from their own land to Assyria, and they remain there to this day. 24 The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and settled them in the towns of Samaria in place of the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns. 25 When they first lived there, they did not fear the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of the people. 26 It was said to the king of Assyria, 'The nations you have resettled in the towns of Samaria do not know the customs of the God of the land. He has sent lions among them, which are killing them because the people do not know His customs.' 27 Then the king of Assyria gave this order: 'Send back one of the priests you took captive from Samaria. Let him live there and teach the people the customs of the God of the land.' 28 So one of the priests who had been taken captive from Samaria came back and lived in Bethel. He taught them how they should fear the Lord. 29 But each nation made its own gods and set them up in the shrines of the high places that the Samaritans had made—each nation in the towns where they lived. 30 The men from Babylon made Sukkoth Benoth, the men from Cuthah made Nergal, and the men from Hamath made Ashima. 31 The Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire as sacrifices to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. 32 They feared the Lord, but they also appointed for themselves all sorts of priests for the high places, who made sacrifices for them in the shrines of the high places. 33 They feared the Lord, but they also served their own gods according to the practices of the nations from which they had been deported. 34 To this day they continue to practice their former customs. They neither fear the Lord nor follow the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the Lord gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel. 35 The Lord made a covenant with them and commanded them, saying, 'Do not fear other gods, do not bow down to them, do not serve them, and do not sacrifice to them.' 36 But fear only the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm. Worship Him and sacrifice to Him alone. 37 And you shall always observe and follow the statutes, ordinances, the law, and the commandment that He wrote for you. Do not fear other gods. 38 Do not forget the covenant that I made with you, and do not fear other gods. 39 Rather, fear the Lord your God, and He will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies. 40 But they would not listen. Instead, they continued to act according to their former customs. 41 So these nations feared the Lord, but they also served their carved images. Their children and grandchildren continued to do as their fathers did, even to this day.
• Isa 27:11 : 11 When its boughs are dry, they are broken; women come and light them on fire. For this is a people without understanding; therefore, their Maker will not have compassion on them, and their Creator will not show them favor.