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19 And I will betroth you to me (A)for ever. (B)I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy.

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19 I will betroth(A) you to me forever;
    I will betroth you in[a] righteousness and justice,(B)
    in[b] love and compassion.(C)

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  1. Hosea 2:19 Or with
  2. Hosea 2:19 Or with

She shall pursue her lovers
    but not overtake them,
and she shall seek them
    but shall not find them.
(A)Then she shall say,
    ‘I will go and return to (B)my first husband,
    (C)for it was better for me then than now.’

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She will chase after her lovers but not catch them;
    she will look for them but not find them.(A)
Then she will say,
    ‘I will go back to my husband(B) as at first,(C)
    for then I was better off(D) than now.’

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16 “And (A)in that day, declares the Lord, you will call me ‘My Husband’, and no longer will you call me ‘My Baal.’

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16 “In that day,” declares the Lord,
    “you will call me ‘my husband’;(A)
    you will no longer call me ‘my master.[a]

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  1. Hosea 2:16 Hebrew baal

14 (A)Return, O faithless children,
declares the Lord;
    (B)for I am your master;
I will take you, one from a city and two from a family,
    and I will bring you to Zion.

15 “‘And (C)I will give you shepherds after my own heart, (D)who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

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14 “Return,(A) faithless people,” declares the Lord, “for I am your husband.(B) I will choose you—one from a town and two from a clan—and bring you to Zion. 15 Then I will give you shepherds(C) after my own heart,(D) who will lead you with knowledge and understanding.

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For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since (A)I betrothed you to one husband, (B)to present you (C)as a pure virgin to Christ.

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I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband,(A) to Christ, so that I might present you(B) as a pure virgin to him.

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