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Hosea 2:22-23
Easy-to-Read Version
Hosea 2:22-23
Easy-to-Read Version
22 The earth will produce grain, wine, and oil,
and they will meet Jezreel’s needs.
23 I will sow her many seeds[a] on her land.
To Lo-Ruhamah,[b] I will show mercy.
To Lo-Ammi,[c] I will say, ‘You are my people.’
And they will say to me, ‘You are our God.’”
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:23 I will sow her many seeds Jezreel, Lo-Ruhamah, and Lo-Ammi are Hosea’s children. But the names also have special meanings. The name Jezreel means “God will plant seeds.” But Jezreel is also the name of a large valley in Israel. This probably shows that God will bring his people back to Israel.
- Hosea 2:23 Lo-Ruhamah This name in Hebrew means “She receives no mercy.”
- Hosea 2:23 Lo-Ammi This name in Hebrew means “not my people.”
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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