22 And the (A)earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine, and to the oil,
And they will respond to [a]Jezreel.
23 I will (B)sow her for Myself in the land.
(C)I will also have compassion on [b]her who had not obtained compassion,
And (D)I will say to [c]those who were (E)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

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)’”

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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)