Hosea 2:21-23
English Standard Version
21 “And (A)in that day (B)I will answer, declares the Lord,
I will answer the heavens,
and they shall answer the earth,
22 and the earth shall answer the grain, the wine, and the oil,
and they shall answer (C)Jezreel,[a]
23 and (D)I will sow her for myself in the land.
And (E)I (F)will have mercy on No Mercy,[b]
and (G)I will say to Not My People,[c] (H)‘You are my people’;
and he shall say, ‘You are my God.’”
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:22 Jezreel means God will sow
- Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-ruhama
- Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-ammi
Hosea 2:21-23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
21 On that day I will respond(A)—
this is the Lord’s declaration.
I will respond to the sky,
and it will respond to the earth.
22 The earth will respond to the grain,(B)
the new wine, and the oil,
and they will respond to Jezreel.
23 I will sow her[a] in the land for Myself,(C)
and I will have compassion(D)
on No Compassion;
I will say(E) to Not My People:(F)
You are My people,(G)
and he will say, “You are My God.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:23 = Israel
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