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22     and the earth will respond to the grain, and the new wine, and the oil;
    and they will respond to Jezreel.
23 I will sow her to me in the earth;
    and I will have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy;
    and I will tell those who were not my people, ‘You are my people;’
    and they will say, ‘My God!’”

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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)