¹⁰ who `were' once not a people, and `are' now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.

⁹ and He saith, `Call his name Lo-Ammi, for ye `are' not My people, and I am not for you;

¹⁰ and the number of the sons of Israel hath been as the sand of the sea, that is not measured nor numbered, and it hath come to pass in the place where it is said to them, Ye `are' not My people, it is said to them, Sons of the Living God;

²³ And I have sowed her to Me in the land, And I have pitied Lo-Ruhamah, And I have said to Lo-Ammi, My people thou `art', and it saith, My God!'

²⁵ as also in Hosea He saith, `I will call what `is' not My people -- My people; and her not beloved -- Beloved,

²⁶ and it shall be -- in the place where it was said to them, Ye `are' not My people; there they shall be called sons of the living God.'

¹⁹ But I say, Did not Israel know? first Moses saith, `I will provoke you to jealousy by `that which is' not a nation; by an unintelligent nation I will anger you,'

⁶ and if by grace, no more of works, otherwise the grace becometh no more grace; and if of works, it is no more grace, otherwise the work is no more work.

⁷ What then? What Israel doth seek after, this it did not obtain, and the chosen did obtain, and the rest were hardened,

³⁰ for as ye also once did not believe in God, and now did find kindness by the unbelief of these:

²⁵ And concerning the virgins, a command of the Lord I have not; and I give judgment as having obtained kindness from the Lord to be faithful:

¹³ who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did `it' in unbelief,

¹⁶ we may come near, then, with freedom, to the throne of the grace, that we may receive kindness, and find grace -- for seasonable help.