Hosea 1:8
New International Version
After she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, Gomer had another son.

New Living Translation
After Gomer had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she again became pregnant and gave birth to a second son.

English Standard Version
When she had weaned No Mercy, she conceived and bore a son.

Berean Standard Bible
After she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, Gomer conceived and gave birth to a son.

King James Bible
Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.

New King James Version
Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived and bore a son.

New American Standard Bible
When she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived and gave birth to a son.

NASB 1995
When she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived and gave birth to a son.

NASB 1977
When she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived and gave birth to a son.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then she weaned Lo-ruhamah. And she conceived and gave birth to a son.

Amplified Bible
Now when Gomer had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived and gave birth to a son.

Christian Standard Bible
After Gomer had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived and gave birth to a son.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After Gomer had weaned No Compassion, she conceived and gave birth to a son.

American Standard Version
Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.

Contemporary English Version
After Gomer had stopped nursing Lo-Ruhamah, she had another son.

English Revised Version
Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
After Gomer had weaned Lo Ruhamah, she became pregnant again and had a son.

Good News Translation
After Gomer had weaned her daughter, she became pregnant again and had another son.

International Standard Version
After Gomer had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived again and gave birth to a son,

Majority Standard Bible
After she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, Gomer conceived and gave birth to a son.

NET Bible
When she had weaned 'No Pity' (Lo-Ruhamah) she conceived again and gave birth to another son.

New Heart English Bible
Now when she had weaned No Compassion, she conceived, and bore a son.

Webster's Bible Translation
Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.

World English Bible
Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And she weans Lo-Ruhamah, and conceives, and bears a son;

Young's Literal Translation
And she weaneth Lo-Ruhamah, and conceiveth, and beareth a son;

Smith's Literal Translation
And she will wean the Not being compassionated, and she will conceive and bring forth a son.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And she weaned her that was called Without mercy. And she conceived, and bore a son.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And she weaned her, who was called Without Mercy. And she conceived and bore a son.

New American Bible
After she weaned Not-Pitied, she conceived and bore a son.

New Revised Standard Version
When she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived and bore a son.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Now when she had weaned La-ethrakhmath, she conceived again and bore a son.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And she weaned La Ethrakhmath and she conceived again and she bore a son
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And she weaned Unpitied; and she conceived again, and bore a son.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Hosea's Wife and Children
7Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.” 8After she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, Gomer conceived and gave birth to a son. 9And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.…

Cross References
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.

Matthew 1:23
“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).

Isaiah 8:3-4
And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz. / For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”

Romans 9:25-26
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 2:10
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.

Isaiah 54:1
“Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.

Galatians 4:27
For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”

Jeremiah 3:8
She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.

Ezekiel 16:45
You are the daughter of your mother, who despised her husband and children. You are the sister of your sisters, who despised their husbands and children. Your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite.

2 Corinthians 6:18
And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

Isaiah 62:4-5
No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride. / For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

Revelation 21:2
I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Isaiah 50:1
This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.

Jeremiah 31:32
It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD.

Ezekiel 23:4
The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.


Treasury of Scripture

Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bore a son.

weaned.

1 Samuel 1:22
But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.

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Hosea 1
1. Hosea, to show God's judgment for spiritual unfaithfulness, takes Gomer,
4. and has by her Jezreel;
6. Loruhamah;
8. and Lo-Ammi.
10. The restoration of Judah and Israel under one head.














After she had weaned Lo-ruhamah
The phrase "After she had weaned Lo-ruhamah" marks a significant transition in the narrative of Hosea. The name "Lo-ruhamah" means "not loved" or "not pitied" in Hebrew, reflecting God's temporary withdrawal of mercy from Israel due to their persistent unfaithfulness. The weaning process in ancient Israel typically occurred around the age of three, symbolizing a period of growth and development. This transition signifies a shift in God's dealings with Israel, moving from a period of withheld compassion to a new phase in His divine plan. The weaning also suggests a time of preparation for what is to come, both in the life of the child and in the unfolding account of Israel.

Gomer conceived again
The phrase "Gomer conceived again" indicates the continuation of God's message through the prophet Hosea's family life. Gomer, representing Israel, continues in her unfaithfulness, yet God remains involved in the unfolding narrative. The act of conception here is not just a biological event but a symbolic act that carries a prophetic message. It underscores the ongoing cycle of sin and redemption that characterizes the relationship between God and His people. This conception is a reminder of God's sovereignty and His ability to use even the brokenness of human relationships to convey His purposes.

and gave birth to a son
The phrase "and gave birth to a son" completes the cycle of conception and birth, introducing a new character into the prophetic narrative. In the context of Hosea, the birth of each child serves as a living symbol of God's message to Israel. Sons in biblical times were often seen as carriers of the family lineage and legacy, and this son would carry a name that further communicates God's message to His people. The birth of this son is a testament to God's ongoing engagement with Israel, despite their unfaithfulness, and His desire to communicate His truth and call them back to Himself. This act of giving birth is a powerful reminder of the new beginnings and opportunities for redemption that God offers to His people.

Verse 8. - Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son. As Eastern mothers nurse their children some two or three years, the process of weaning at the end of that period would imply a corresponding interval. This may be merely an incident to complete the prophetic declaration, and pleasingly vary the narrative. It is rather, we think, a pause in the progress of the approaching calamity - a pause indicative of the Divine lothness to execute the final sentence. Or the weaning may be referred, with some, to the entire withdrawal of all spiritual nourishment and support, when promise and prophecy, instruction and consolation, symbol and sacrifice, would be abolished.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
After she had weaned
וַתִּגְמֹ֖ל (wat·tiḡ·mōl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1580: To deal fully or adequately with, deal out to, wean, ripen

Lo-ruhamah,
רֻחָ֑מָה (ru·ḥā·māh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3819: Lo-ruhamah -- 'without compassion', symbolic name of Hosea's daughter

[Gomer] conceived
וַתַּ֖הַר (wat·ta·har)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 2029: To conceive, become pregnant

and gave birth to
וַתֵּ֥לֶד (wat·tê·leḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

a son.
בֵּֽן׃ (bên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son


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