11 The angel of the Lord said to her, “You have conceived and will have a son. You will name him Ishmael,[a] for the Lord has heard your cry of affliction.

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  1. 16:11 = God Hears

11 The angel of the Lord(A) also said to her:

“You are now pregnant
    and you will give birth to a son.(B)
You shall name him(C) Ishmael,[a](D)
    for the Lord has heard of your misery.(E)

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  1. Genesis 16:11 Ishmael means God hears.

15 God said to Abraham, “As for your wife Sarai, do not call her Sarai, for Sarah[a] will be her name.

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  1. 17:15 = Princess

15 God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai(A) your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.(B)

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19 But God said, “No. Your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac.[a] I will confirm my covenant with him as a permanent covenant for his future offspring.

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  1. 17:19 = He Laughs

19 Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son,(A) and you will call him Isaac.[a](B) I will establish my covenant with him(C) as an everlasting covenant(D) for his descendants after him.

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  1. Genesis 17:19 Isaac means he laughs.

I was then intimate with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The Lord said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz,

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Then I made love to the prophetess,(A) and she conceived and gave birth to a son.(B) And the Lord said to me, “Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.(C)

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Then the Lord said to him:

Name him Jezreel,[a](A) for in a little while
I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel(B)
on the house of Jehu(C)
and put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

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  1. 1:4 = God Sows

Then the Lord said to Hosea, “Call him Jezreel,(A) because I will soon punish the house of Jehu for the massacre at Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.

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Then the Lord said:

Name him Lo-ammi,[a]
for you are not my people,
and I will not be your God.[b](A)

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  1. 1:9 = Not My People
  2. 1:9 Lit not be yours

Then the Lord said, “Call him Lo-Ammi (which means “not my people”), for you are not my people, and I am not your God.[a](A)

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  1. Hosea 1:9 Or your I am

20 But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.(A)

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20 But after he had considered this, an angel(A) of the Lord appeared to him in a dream(B) and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

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23 See, the virgin will become pregnant
and give birth to a son,
and they will name him Immanuel,[a]

which is translated “God is with us.”(A)

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  1. 1:23 Is 7:14

23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”[a](A) (which means “God with us”).

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  1. Matthew 1:23 Isaiah 7:14

60 But his mother responded, “No. He will be called John.”(A)

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60 but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”(A)

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63 He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.

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63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”(A)

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