Osée 1:9

9 Et l'Eternel dit: Donne-lui le nom de Lo-Ammi; car vous n'êtes pas mon peuple, et je ne suis pas votre Dieu.

Osée 1:9 Meaning and Commentary

Hosea 1:9

Then said God, call his name Loammi
Which Aben Ezra interprets of the children of the ten tribes horn in captivity, who never returned; but it rather signifies the ten tribes themselves, who were carried captive and had this name given them for the reason following: for ye are not my people;
though he had chosen them to be his people above all people, and had distinguished them from others by various blessings and privileges; yet they did not behave as such to him; they did not serve, obey, and worship him, but the calves at Dan and Bethel; and therefore did not deserve the name of his people: hence he says, and I will not be your
or "yours" ^F1; that is, as we supply it, and so Aben Ezra, "your God"; will not behave toward you as such; will not take you under my care and protection, or continue you in your land, and in the enjoyment of the blessings of it; will not be your King, patron, and defender, but give you up into the hands of your enemies. This respects the captivity of the ten tribes by Shalmaneser, ( 2 Kings 17:6 ) . The Targum is,

``for ye are not my people; because ye do not confirm the words of my law, my word shall not be your help.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 (Mkl hyha al) "non ero vester", Pagninus; "nec ego sum futurus vester", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Osée 1:9 In-Context

7 Mais j'aurai pitié de la maison de Juda; je les sauverai par l'Eternel, leur Dieu, et je ne les sauverai ni par l'arc, ni par l'épée, ni par les combats, ni par les chevaux, ni par les cavaliers.

8 Elle sevra Lo-Ruchama; puis elle conçut, et enfanta un fils.

9 Et l'Eternel dit: Donne-lui le nom de Lo-Ammi; car vous n'êtes pas mon peuple, et je ne suis pas votre Dieu.

10 Cependant le nombre des enfants d'Israël sera comme le sable de la mer, qui ne peut ni se mesurer ni se compter; et au lieu qu'on leur disait: Vous n'êtes pas mon peuple! on leur dira: Fils du Dieu vivant!

11 Les enfants de Juda et les enfants d'Israël se rassembleront, se donneront un chef, et sortiront du pays; car grande sera la journée de Jizreel.