Hosea 1:6

“And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.”

"And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away." - Hosea 1:6
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What does Hosea 1:6 mean?

Hosea 1:6 (KJV) states, "And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel, but I will utterly take them away." Hosea was a prophet in the Old Testament, and his book is considered…

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The Heart of God Revealed: Understanding 'Lo-Ruhamah' and His Mercy

In the scriptures, particularly in the book of Hosea, we see not only the profound depths of human disobedience but also the immense love of God as He seeks to reach out to His people. Hosea 1:6 states, "And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call…

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Prayer of Reflected Mercy and Divine Justice

O Heavenly Father, In the quiet spaces of my heart, I pause, reflecting upon the powerful words of Hosea 1:6, where You spoke so clearly about the state of Your people. "And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah: for I will no…

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Hosea 1:6 - "¶ And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away."
Hosea 6:1 - "Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up."
Hosea 6:6 - "For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings."
Hosea 6:8 - "Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood."
Hosea 14:5-6 – "I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily."
Hosea 1:1 - "The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel."
Hosea 1:2 - "The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD."
Hosea 6:7 - "But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me."
Hosea 1:2
Hosea 3:1
Hosea 1:2
Hosea 8:6 - "For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces."
Hosea 6:9 - "And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness."
Hosea 14:6 - "His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon."
Hosea 12:6 - "Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually."
Hosea 13:6 - "According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me."
Hosea 3:1-5
"For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings." - Hosea 6:6
Hosea 2:6 - "¶ Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths."
Hosea 5:6 - "They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them."
Hosea 11:6 - "And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels."
Hosea 6:11 - "Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people."
"Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood." - Hosea 6:8
Hosea 7:6 - "For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire."
Hosea 1:2-11;2:14;3:5
Hosea 10:6 - "It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel."
Hosea 6:2 - "After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight."
Hosea 6:10 - "I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled." The image should not depict explicit or offensive content but be symbolic.
Hosea 2:1 - "Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah."