27 Also the tree of the field will yield its fruit and the earth will yield its produce, and they will be (A)secure on their land. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I have (B)broken the bars of their yoke and have saved them from the hand of those who enslaved them.

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27 The trees will yield their fruit(A) and the ground will yield its crops;(B) the people will be secure(C) in their land. They will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke(D) and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them.(E)

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29 I will establish for them a (A)renowned planting place, and they will (B)not again be [a]victims of famine in the land, and they will not (C)endure the insults of the nations anymore.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 34:29 Lit those gathered

29 I will provide for them a land renowned(A) for its crops, and they will no longer be victims of famine(B) in the land or bear the scorn(C) of the nations.(D)

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21 “And it will come about on that day that (A)I will respond,” declares the Lord.
“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth,
22 And the (B)earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine, and to the oil,
And they will respond to [a]Jezreel.
23 I will (C)sow her for Myself in the land.
(D)I will also have compassion on [b]her who had not obtained compassion,
And (E)I will say to [c]those who were (F)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

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)