For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
Then said God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.
And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.
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.