Hosea 2:18-23

18 "In that day I will also make a covenant for them With the 1beasts of the field, The birds of the sky And the creeping things of the ground. And I will 2abolish the bow, the sword and war from the land, And will make them 3lie down in safety.
19 "I will 4betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in 5righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness and in compassion,
20 And I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness. Then you will 6know the LORD.
21 "It will come about in that day that 7I will respond," declares the LORD. "I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth,
22 And the 8earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and to the oil, And they will respond to Jezreel.
23 "I will 9sow her for Myself in the land. 10I will also have compassion on her who had not obtained compassion, And 11I will say to those who were 12not My people, 'You are My people!' And they will say, 'You are my God!' "

Cross References 12

  • 1. Job 5:23; Isaiah 11:6-9; Ezekiel 34:25
  • 2. Isaiah 2:4; Ezekiel 39:1-10
  • 3. Leviticus 26:5; Jeremiah 23:6; Ezekiel 34:25
  • 4. Isaiah 62:4, 5
  • 5. Isaiah 1:27; Isaiah 54:6-8
  • 6. Jeremiah 31:33, 34; Hosea 6:6; Hosea 13:4
  • 7. Isaiah 55:10; Zechariah 8:12; Malachi 3:10, 11
  • 8. Jeremiah 31:12; Joel 2:19
  • 9. Jeremiah 31:27
  • 10. Hosea 1:6
  • 11. Romans 9:25; 1 Peter 2:10
  • 12. Hosea 1:9

Footnotes 5

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