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 Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
21 On that day I will answer, 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](A)
23 and I will sow him[b] for myself in the land.
And I will have pity on Lo-ruhamah,[c]
and I will say to Lo-ammi,[d] “You are my people,”
and he shall say, “You are my God.”(B)
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