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
Revised Standard Version
21 “And in that day, says 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 Jezreel;[a]
23 and I will sow him[b] for myself in the land.
And I will have pity on Not pitied,
and I will say to Not my people, ‘You are my people’;
and he shall say, ‘Thou art my God.’”
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:22 That is God sows
- Hosea 2:23 Cn: Heb her
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