Hosea 1:7 (WEB)
But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.”
Fathers and councils · 2
Irenaeus of Lyons
“Then again, the prophet names his children, “Not having obtained mercy,” and “Not a people,” in order that, as says the apostle, “what was not a people may become a people; and she who did not obtain mercy may obtain mercy.” — editor's note: Hos. i. 6–9.
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Hilary of Poitiers
“But I will have mercy upon the children of Judah, and will save them in the Lord their God.” — editor's note: Hos. i. 6, 7.
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