Romans 9:25

New Testament Epistle (Pauline) ASV (1901)

What does Romans 9:25 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “As he saith also in Hosea, I will call that my people, which was not my people; And her beloved, that was not beloved.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

As he saith also in Hosea, I will call that my people, which was not my people; And her beloved, that was not beloved.
Romans 9:25 — American Standard Version

Context — Romans 9

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25As he saith also in Hosea, I will call that my people, which was not my people; And her beloved, that was not beloved.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“As he also saith in Osee, etc..] (<280223>Hosea 2:23), so “Hosea” is called “Osee”, as here, in the Septuagint in (<161023>Nehemiah 10:23 <280101>Hosea 1:1,2). That is, as God says in the prophecy of Hosea, which was given by divine inspiration; and speaks of the calling of the Gentiles, as the spiritual Israel, after God had wrote a “lo-ammi”, (<280109>Hosea 1:9), and a “loruhamah”, (<280106>Hosea 1:6), upon the people of the Jews; and shows, that he had appointed some from among the Gentiles, to obtain salvation by Jesus Christ; since he foretells their calling, long before they were in being; which could have no other foundation than his own eternal sovereign will and pleasure: I will…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“As he saith also in Osee--"Hosea." I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved--quoted, though not quite to the letter, from Hos 2:23, a passage relating immediately, not to the heathen, but to the kingdom of the ten tribes; but since they had sunk to the level of the heathen, who were "not God's people," and in that sense "not beloved," the apostle legitimately applies it to the heathen, as "aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise" (so Pe1 2:10).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“As he saith also - The doctrine which he had established, he proceeds now to confirm by quotations from the writings of Jews, that he might remove every objection. The doctrine was, That God intended to call his people from the Gentiles as well as the Jews. (2)That he was bound by no promise and no principle of obligation to bestow salvation on all the Jews. (3)That, therefore, it was right for him to reject any or all of the Jews, if he chose, and cut them off from their privileges as a people and from salvation. In Osee - This is the Greek form of writing the Hebrew word Hosea. It means in the book of Hosea, as “in David” means in the book of David, or by David, Hebrews 4:7. The passage is…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Beloved - As a spouse. Who once was not beloved - Consequently, not unconditionally elected. This relates directly to the final restoration of the Jews. Hos 2:23 Romans 9:26”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“in Osee: Hos 1:1, Hos 1:2, Hosea I will call: Hos 2:23; Pe1 2:10 beloved: Rom 1:7; Eze 16:8; Joh 16:27 Romans 9:26”
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