Other Translations of Hosea 2:1
King James Version
The LORD's Love for His Unfaithful People
21 Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; Ammi: that is, My people and to your sisters, Ruhamah.
English Standard Version
The LORD's Love for His Unfaithful People
21 Ch 2:3 in Hebrew Say to your brothers, "You are my people,"Hebrew ammi, which means my people and to your sisters, "You have received mercy."Hebrew ruhama, which means she has received mercy
The Message
The LORD's Love for His Unfaithful People
21 Rename your brothers 'God's Somebody.' Rename your sisters 'All Mercy.' Wild Weekends and Unholy Holidays
New King James Version
The LORD's Love for His Unfaithful People
21 Say to your brethren, 'My people,' And to your sisters, 'Mercy is shown.'
New Living Translation
The LORD's Love for His Unfaithful People
21 "In that day you will call your brothers Ammi-'My people.' And you will call your sisters Ruhamah-'The ones I love.'
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Hosea 2:1
Commentary on Hosea 2:1-5
(Read Hosea 2:1-5)
This chapter continues the figurative address to Israel, in reference to Hosea's wife and children. Let us own and love as brethren, all whom the Lord seems to put among his children, and encourage them in that they have received mercy. But every Christian, by his example and conduct, must protest against evil and abuses, even among those to whom he belongs and owes respect. Impenitent sinners will soon be stripped of the advantages they misuse, and which they consume upon their lusts.