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Hosea 2:19-23
New King James Version
Hosea 2:19-23
New King James Version
19 “I will betroth you to Me forever;
Yes, I will betroth you to Me
In righteousness and justice,
In lovingkindness and mercy;
20 I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness,
And (A)you shall know the Lord.
21 “It shall come to pass in that day
That (B)I will answer,” says the Lord;
“I will answer the heavens,
And they shall answer the earth.
22 The earth shall answer
With grain,
With new wine,
And with oil;
They shall answer [a]Jezreel.
23 Then (C)I will sow her for Myself in the earth,
(D)And I will have mercy on her who had [b]not obtained mercy;
Then (E)I will say to those who were [c]not My people,
‘You are [d]My people!’
And they shall say, ‘You are my God!’ ”
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:22 Lit. God Will Sow
- Hosea 2:23 Heb. lo-ruhamah
- Hosea 2:23 Heb. lo-ammi
- Hosea 2:23 Heb. ammi
Hosea 2:19-23
New International Version
Hosea 2:19-23
New International Version
19 I will betroth(A) you to me forever;
I will betroth you in[a] righteousness and justice,(B)
in[b] love and compassion.(C)
20 I will betroth you in[c] faithfulness,
and you will acknowledge(D) the Lord.(E)
21 “In that day I will respond,”
declares the Lord—
“I will respond(F) to the skies,
and they will respond to the earth;
22 and the earth will respond to the grain,
the new wine and the olive oil,(G)
and they will respond to Jezreel.[d](H)
23 I will plant(I) her for myself in the land;
I will show my love to the one I called ‘Not my loved one.[e](J)’
I will say to those called ‘Not my people,[f]’ ‘You are my people’;(K)
and they will say, ‘You are my God.(L)’”
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:19 Or with
- Hosea 2:19 Or with
- Hosea 2:20 Or with
- Hosea 2:22 Jezreel means God plants.
- Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-Ruhamah (see 1:6)
- Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-Ammi (see 1:9)
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