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20 I will promise to be a faithful husband for you.
Then you will know me as the Lord.

21 The Lord says this:

At that time, I will answer your prayers.
I will put clouds in the sky,
and the clouds will send rain to the earth.
22 The earth will feed the grain, the wine and the olive oil.
My people will be happy to say, ‘Jezreel: God plants.’

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20 I will betroth you in[a] faithfulness,
    and you will acknowledge(A) the Lord.(B)

21 “In that day I will respond,”
    declares the Lord
“I will respond(C) 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,(D)
    and they will respond to Jezreel.[b](E)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 2:20 Or with
  2. Hosea 2:22 Jezreel means God plants.