Hosea 2:18-23
New American Standard Bible 1995
18 “In that day I will also make a covenant for them
With the (A)beasts of the field,
The birds of the sky
And the creeping things of the ground.
And I will [a](B)abolish the bow, the sword and war from the land,
And will make them (C)lie down in safety.
19 “I will (D)betroth you to Me forever;
Yes, I will betroth you to Me in (E)righteousness and in justice,
In lovingkindness and in compassion,
20 And I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness.
Then you will (F)know the Lord.
21 “It will come about in that day that (G)I will respond,” declares the Lord.
“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth,
22 And the (H)earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and to the oil,
And they will respond to [b]Jezreel.
23 “I will (I)sow her for Myself in the land.
(J)I will also have compassion on [c]her who had not obtained compassion,
And (K)I will say to [d]those who were (L)not My people,
‘You are My people!’
And [e]they will say, ‘You are my God!’”
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:18 Lit break
- Hosea 2:22 I.e. God sows
- Hosea 2:23 Heb Lo-ruhamah
- Hosea 2:23 Heb Lo-ammi
- Hosea 2:23 Lit he
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