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Then the Lord said: Give him the name “Not-My-People,”[a] for you are not my people, and I am not “I am” for you.

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  1. 1:9 “Not-My-People”: in Hebrew lo-ammi. I am not “I am” for you: a reference to the divine name revealed to Moses, “I am” (Ex 3:14). This reversal of the relationship marks the end of the covenant (Ex 6:7).

And the Lord said, (A)“Call his name Not My People,[a] for (B)you are not my people, and I am not your God.”[b]

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  1. Hosea 1:9 Hebrew Lo-ammi, which means not my people
  2. Hosea 1:9 Hebrew I am not yours

Then God said:

“Call his name [a]Lo-Ammi,
For you are not My people,
And I will not be your God.

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  1. Hosea 1:9 Lit. Not-My-People