Hosea 2:21-23
New International Version
21 “In that day I will respond,”
declares the Lord—
“I will respond(A) to the skies,
and they will respond to the earth;
22 and the earth will respond to the grain,
the new wine and the olive oil,(B)
and they will respond to Jezreel.[a](C)
23 I will plant(D) her for myself in the land;
I will show my love to the one I called ‘Not my loved one.[b](E)’
I will say to those called ‘Not my people,[c]’ ‘You are my people’;(F)
and they will say, ‘You are my God.(G)’”
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:22 Jezreel means God plants.
- Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-Ruhamah (see 1:6)
- Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-Ammi (see 1:9)
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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