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

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。”

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.”

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.

I will sow her in the land for myself, and I will have compassion on Lo-ruhamah; I will say to Lo-ammi: You are my people, and he will say,“ You are my God.”

Then the LORD said: Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not my people, and I will not be your God.Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And in the place where they were told: You are not my people, they will be called: Sons of the living God.

Therefore, let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in time of need.

As it also says in Hosea, I will call Not My People, My People, and she who is Unloved, Beloved.And it will be in the place where they were told, you are not my people, there they will be called sons of the living God.

As you once disobeyed God but now have received mercy through their disobedience,

even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief,

Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I do give an opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is faithful.

But I ask,“ Did Israel not understand?” First, Moses said, I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation that lacks understanding.

Now if by grace, then it is not by works; otherwise grace ceases to be grace.What then? Israel did not find what it was looking for, but the elect did find it. The rest were hardened,