Hosea 2:21-23
Lexham English Bible
21 On that day I will answer, declares Yahweh,[a]
I will answer the heavens,
and they will answer the earth.
22 And the earth will answer
the grain, the wine, and the oil,
and they will answer Jezreel.[b]
23 I will sow her for myself in the land;
I will have pity on Lo-ruhama;[c]
I will say to Lo-ammi,[d]
“You are my people,”
and he himself will say, “you are my God.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:21 Literally “a declaration of Yahweh
- Hosea 2:22 Jezreel means “God sows”
- Hosea 2:23 Lo-ruhama means “Not pitied”
- Hosea 2:23 Lo-ammi means “Not my people”
Hosea 2:21-23
New Living Translation
21 “In that day, I will answer,”
says the Lord.
“I will answer the sky as it pleads for clouds.
And the sky will answer the earth with rain.
22 Then the earth will answer the thirsty cries
of the grain, the grapevines, and the olive trees.
And they in turn will answer,
‘Jezreel’—‘God plants!’
23 At that time I will plant a crop of Israelites
and raise them for myself.
I will show love
to those I called ‘Not loved.’[a]
And to those I called ‘Not my people,’[b]
I will say, ‘Now you are my people.’
And they will reply, ‘You are our God!’”
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