Hosea 2:21-23
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
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.’”
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:22 That is God sows
- Hosea 2:23 Cn: Heb her
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)
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