从前你们不是上帝的子民，现在却做了祂的子民；从前你们未蒙怜悯，现在却蒙了怜悯。

你们从前算不得子民，现在却作了神的子民；从前未曾蒙怜恤，现在却蒙了怜恤。

“你们从前不是子民，现在却成了上帝的子民；从前未曾蒙怜悯，现在却蒙了怜悯。”

“你们从前不是子民，现在却成了神的子民；从前未曾蒙怜悯，现在却蒙了怜悯。”

“你们从前不是子民，现在却是神的子民；从前未蒙怜恤，现在却蒙了怜恤。”

你们从前不是子民，但如今却是神的子民；从前没有蒙怜悯，但如今却蒙了怜悯。

你們從前算不得子民，現在卻作了神的子民；從前未曾蒙憐恤，現在卻蒙了憐恤。

「你們從前不是子民，現在卻成了上帝的子民；從前未曾蒙憐憫，現在卻蒙了憐憫。」

「你們從前不是子民，現在卻成了神的子民；從前未曾蒙憐憫，現在卻蒙了憐憫。」

從前你們不是上帝的子民，現在卻作了祂的子民；從前你們未蒙憐憫，現在卻蒙了憐憫。

“你們從前不是子民，現在卻是神的子民；從前未蒙憐恤，現在卻蒙了憐恤。”

你們從前不是子民，如今卻是上帝的子民；從前沒有蒙憐恤，如今卻蒙了憐恤。

你們從前不是子民，但如今卻是神的子民；從前沒有蒙憐憫，但如今卻蒙了憐憫。

素非為民、今為上帝民、素未蒙恤、今蒙恤矣、○

汝素非上帝民、今為上帝民、素未沾恩、今已沾恩、

爾素非為民、今為天主之民、昔未蒙憐恤、今已蒙憐恤、○

爾等昔日不成民族、今乃成為天主之民矣；昔日未蒙矜憐、今則已蒙矜憐矣。

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.

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.

Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

“ Once you had no identity as a people; now you are God’s people. Once you received no mercy; now you have received God’s mercy.”

Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.

who in time past were no people, but now are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Which in time past[ were] not a people, but[ are] now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

You once were not a people, but now you are God’s people. You were shown no mercy, but now you have received mercy.

In the past, you were not a people, but now are God’s people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

我要把你栽种在这片土地上，归我所有。我要怜悯那不蒙怜悯的人，对那不是我子民的人说，‘你是我的子民。’他们也要对我说，‘你是我的上帝。’”

耶和华说：“给他取名叫罗·阿米，因为以色列人不再是我的子民，我也不再是他们的上帝。“然而，以色列的人数必像海沙一样量不尽、数不完。从前我在什么地方对他们说‘你们不是我的子民’，将来也要在那里对他们说‘你们是永活上帝的儿女’。

所以，让我们坦然无惧地到祂赐恩的宝座前，好领受怜悯和恩典，作随时的帮助。

正如上帝在《何西阿书》上说：“本来不是我子民的，我要称他们为‘我的子民’；本来不是我所爱的，我要称他们为‘我所爱的’。从前我在什么地方对他们说，‘你们不是我的子民。’将来也要在那里对他们说，‘你们是永活上帝的儿女。’”

你们从前不顺服上帝，然而因为他们的不顺服，你们现在反蒙了怜悯。

尽管我从前是个亵渎上帝、迫害和侮辱信徒的人，但我仍然蒙了怜悯，因为那时我无知，还没有信耶稣。

关于独身的问题，主并没有给我任何命令，但我既然深受主恩，成为祂忠心的仆人，就向你们提供一些意见。

我再问，难道以色列人不知道吗？首先，摩西说：“我要借无名之民挑起你们的嫉妒，用愚昧的国民激起你们的怒气。”

既然说是出于恩典，就不再基于行为，不然恩典就不再是恩典了。这该怎么说呢？以色列人努力追求，却一无所得，只有蒙拣选的人得到了，其他的人都变得顽固不化。