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Hosea 2:22-23
EasyEnglish Bible
Hosea 2:22-23
EasyEnglish Bible
22 The earth will feed the grain, the wine and the olive oil.
My people will be happy to say, ‘Jezreel: God plants.’
23 I will plant them safely in the land.
I will show love to ‘No love’ (Lo-Ruhamah).
I will say to ‘Not my people’ (Lo-Ammi), ‘You are my people.’[a]
And they will say to me, ‘You are my God.’
Footnotes
- 2:23 Lo-Ruhamah means ‘No love’. Lo-Ammi means ‘Not my people’. See Hosea 1:6-9.
Hosea 2:22-23
New International Version
Hosea 2:22-23
New International Version
22 and the earth will respond to the grain,
the new wine and the olive oil,(A)
and they will respond to Jezreel.[a](B)
23 I will plant(C) her for myself in the land;
I will show my love to the one I called ‘Not my loved one.[b](D)’
I will say to those called ‘Not my people,[c]’ ‘You are my people’;(E)
and they will say, ‘You are my God.(F)’”
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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