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22 I will betroth you to Me with faithfulness,
and you will know Adonai.
23 So it will be in that day, I will respond
—it is a declaration of Adonai
I will respond to the skies,
and they will respond to the earth,

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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)