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21 “And in that day, 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]
23     and I will sow him[b] for myself in the land.
And I will have pity on Not pitied,
    and I will say to Not my people, ‘You are my people’;
    and he shall say, ‘Thou art my God.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 2:22 That is God sows
  2. Hosea 2:23 Cn: Heb her

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)’”

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 2:22 Jezreel means God plants.
  2. Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-Ruhamah (see 1:6)
  3. Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-Ammi (see 1:9)