19 “I will (A)betroth you to Me forever;
Yes, I will betroth you to Me in (B)righteousness and in justice,
In lovingkindness and in compassion,
20 And I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness.
Then you will (C)know the Lord.

21 “It will come about in that day that (D)I will respond,” declares the Lord.
“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth,
22 And the (E)earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and to the oil,
And they will respond to [a]Jezreel.
23 “I will (F)sow her for Myself in the land.
(G)I will also have compassion on [b]her who had not obtained compassion,
And (H)I will say to [c]those who were (I)not My people,
‘You are My people!’
And [d]they will say, ‘You are my God!’”

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 2:22 I.e. God sows
  2. Hosea 2:23 Heb Lo-ruhamah
  3. Hosea 2:23 Heb Lo-ammi
  4. Hosea 2:23 Lit he

26 (A)so that He might sanctify her, having (B)cleansed her by the (C)washing of water with (D)the word, 27 that He might (E)present to Himself the church [a]in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be (F)holy and blameless. 28 So husbands ought also to (G)love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; 29 for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, 30 because we are (H)members of His (I)body. 31 (J)For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. 32 This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to (K)love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she [b](L)respects her husband.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 5:27 Lit glorious
  2. Ephesians 5:33 Lit fear