Hosea 2:21-23
New American Standard Bible
21 “And it will come about on that day that (A)I will respond,” declares the Lord.
“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth,
22 And the (B)earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine, and to the oil,
And they will respond to [a]Jezreel.
23 I will (C)sow her for Myself in the land.
(D)I will also have compassion on [b]her who had not obtained compassion,
And (E)I will say to [c]those who were (F)not My people,
‘You are My people!’
And [d]they will say, ‘You are my God!’”
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:22 I.e., God sows
- Hosea 2:23 Heb Lo-ruhamah
- Hosea 2:23 Heb Lo-ammi
- Hosea 2:23 Lit he
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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