Cross references
Hosea 2:23
And I will sow her as My own in the land,
and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’
I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’
‘You are My people,’
and they will say,
‘You are my God.’”
- a Hebrew Lo-ruhamah; LXX I will love her who was not loved
- b Hebrew Lo-ammi
- c Cited in Romans 9:25 and 1 Peter 2:10
Hosea 2:23 has 30 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 27 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Romans 9:25–26 (64 votes) and 1 Peter 2:9–10 (58 votes). 44 other verses point back to it. It links with 22 other books, from Deuteronomy 26 to Revelation 21.
Which verses does Hosea 2:23 point to?
The 20 strongest of 30, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Romans 9:25–2664 votes
As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,” and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”
- 1 Peter 2:9–1058 votes
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
- Zechariah 13:936 votes
This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”
- Hosea 1:9–1033 votes
And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God. Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’
- Romans 3:2927 votes
Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
- Zechariah 2:1126 votes
“On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.
- Revelation 21:3–421 votes
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
- Deuteronomy 26:17–1918 votes
Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice. And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments, …
- Zechariah 8:22–2318 votes
And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead before the LORD.” This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”
- Psalm 22:2713 votes
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
- Hosea 1:612 votes
Gomer again conceived and gave birth to a daughter, and the LORD said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them.
- Jeremiah 32:3811 votes
They will be My people, and I will be their God.
- Jeremiah 31:2710 votes
- Malachi 1:1110 votes
- Romans 11:30–3210 votes
Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience, so they too have now disobeyed, in order that they too may now receive mercy through the mercy shown to you. …
- Psalm 68:319 votes
- Jeremiah 16:199 votes
- Psalm 118:287 votes
- Song of Solomon 2:167 votes
- Psalm 72:166 votes
Which verses point to Hosea 2:23?
The 10 strongest of 44.