“ People of Israel, call your brothers‘ My people.’ And call your sisters‘ My loved ones.’

“你们要称你们的弟兄为阿米，称你们的姐妹为路哈玛。”

你们要称你们的众弟兄为阿米，称你们的众姊妹为路哈玛。

你们要称你们的众弟兄为阿米，称你们的众姊妹为路哈玛。

“你们要称你们的弟兄为阿米，要称你们的姊妹为路哈玛。

“你们要对你们的兄弟说：‘我的子民’；要对你们的姊妹说：‘蒙怜悯的’。

你們要稱你們的弟兄為阿米，稱你們的姊妹為路哈瑪。

你們要稱你們的眾弟兄為阿米，稱你們的眾姊妹為路哈瑪。

你們要稱你們的眾弟兄為阿米，稱你們的眾姊妹為路哈瑪。

「你們要稱你們的弟兄為阿米，要稱你們的姊妹為路哈瑪。

“你們要對你們的兄弟說：‘我的子民’；要對你們的姊妹說：‘蒙憐憫的’。

『要把你們的弟兄叫「我的子民」；要把你們的姐妹叫「已蒙憐憫」。

當稱爾兄弟曰阿米、稱爾姊妹曰路哈瑪、

爾小子、當稱兄弟曰亞米、稱姊妹曰路哈馬、

爾曹當稱爾兄弟曰阿米、阿米譯即我民之義稱爾姊妹曰路哈瑪、路哈瑪譯即蒙矜憫之義

“ Say of your brothers,‘ My people,’ and of your sisters,‘ My loved one.’

Say to your brothers,“ You are my people,” and to your sisters,“ You have received mercy.”

“ In that day you will call your brothers Ammi—‘ My people.’ And you will call your sisters Ruhamah—‘ The ones I love.’

Call your brothers: My People and your sisters: Compassion.

Say to your brothers,“ Ammi,” and to your sisters,“ Ruhamah.”

Say to your brethren,‘ My people,’ And to your sisters,‘ Mercy is shown.’

Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah.

Call your brothers: My People and your sisters: Compassion.

Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah.

Then you will call your brother,“ My People”( Ammi)! You will call your sister,“ Pity”( Ruhamah)!

“ Say to your brothers,‘ My people!’ and to your sisters,‘ My loved one!’

I will plant her in the land for myself. I will show my love to the one I called Not My Loved One. I will say,‘ You are my people’ to those who were called Not My People. And they will say,‘ You are my God.’ ”

I will live with them. I will be their God. And they will be my people.

Now obey me completely. Keep my covenant. If you do, then out of all the nations you will be my special treasure. The whole earth is mine.But you will be a kingdom of priests to serve me. You will be my holy nation.’ That is what you must tell the Israelites.”

I used to speak evil things against Jesus. I tried to hurt his followers. I really pushed them around. But God showed me mercy anyway. I did those things without knowing any better. I wasn’t a believer.

Then you will live in the land I gave your people of long ago. You will be my people. And I will be your God.

Then the Lord said,“ Name him Lo- Ammi.” Lo- Ammi means Not My People.“ That’s because Israel is no longer my people. And I am no longer their God.“ But the time will come when the people of Israel will be like the sand on the seashore. It can’t be measured or counted. Now it is said about them,‘ You are not my people.’ But at that time they will be called‘ children of the living God.’The people of Judah and Israel will come together again. They will appoint one leader and come up out of the land. And Jezreel’s day will be great.

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.

“ This is the covenant I will make with Israel after that time,” announces the Lord.“ I will put my law in their minds. I will write it on their hearts. I will be their God. And they will be my people.

I will put this third in the fire. I will make them as pure as silver. I will test them like gold. They will call out to me. And I will answer them. I will say,‘ They are my people.’ And they will say,‘ The Lord is our God.’ ”

They will be my people. And I will be their God.

At one time you did not obey God. But now you have received mercy because Israel did not obey.In the same way, Israel has not been obeying God. But now they receive mercy because of God’s mercy to you.

Then they will follow my rules. They will be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people. And I will be their God.

So because of God’s mercy, we have work to do. He has given it to us. And we don’t give up.