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Hosea 2:21
21“It will come about in that day that I will respond,” says the Lord. “I will respond to the heavens [which ask for rain to pour on the earth], and they will respond to the earth [which begs for the rain],
Hosea 2:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the Lord, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;
- New International Version (NIV)“In that day I will respond,” declares the Lord— “I will respond to the skies, and they will respond to the earth;
- English Standard Version (ESV)"And in that day I will answer, declares the Lord, I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“It shall come to pass in that day That I will answer,” says the Lord; “I will answer the heavens, And they shall answer the earth.
Context of Hosea 2:21
19And I will betroth you (Israel) to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness and loyalty, and in compassion. 20I will betroth you to Me in stability and in faithfulness. Then you will know (recognize, appreciate) the Lord [and respond with loving faithfulness]. “It will come about in that day that I will respond,” says the Lord. “I will respond to the heavens [which ask for rain to pour on the earth], and they will respond to the earth [which begs for the rain], 22And the earth shall respond to the grain and the new wine and the oil [which beg it to bring them forth], And they will respond to Jezreel [My Israel, who will now be restored]. 23I will sow her for Myself in the land. I will also have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy; And I will say to those who were not My people, ‘You are My people,’ And they will say, ‘You are my God!’ ”
Read all of Hosea 2Hosea 2:21 word by word
וְהָיָ֣ה׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא אֶֽעֱנֶה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה אֶעֱנֶ֖ה אֶת־הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְהֵ֖ם יַעֲנ֥וּ אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Hosea 2:21
- Isaiah 65:24It shall also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
- Zechariah 8:12‘For there the seed will produce peace and prosperity; the vine will yield its fruit, and the ground will produce its increase, and the heavens will give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit and possess all these things.
- Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will listen and answer them; I will say, ‘They are My people,’ And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ”
- Matthew 6:33But first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right—the attitude and character of God], and all these things will be given to you also.
- Romans 8:32He who did not spare [even] His own Son, but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?
- 1 Corinthians 3:21So let no one boast in men [about their wisdom, or of having this or that one as a leader]. For all things are yours,
Commentaries on Hosea 2:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21I will hear, saith the Lord - The sentence is repeated, to show how fully the thing was determined by the Almighty, and how implicitly they might depend on the Divine promise. I will hear the heavens - The visible heavens, the atmosphere, where vapours are collected. The clouds, when they wish to deposit their fertilizing showers upon the earth. They shall hear the earth - When it seems to supplicate for rain.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-23Verses 14-23 After these judgments the Lord would deal with Israel more gently. By the promise of rest in Christ we are invited to take his yoke upon us; and the work of conversion may be forwarded by comforts as well as by convictions. But usually the Lord drives us to despair of earthly joy, and help from ourselves, that, being shut from every other door, we may knock at Mercy's gate. From that time Israel would be more truly attached to the Lord; no…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-22Unfaithful Israel believed her food and clothing came from her lovers, the Baals (Hosea 2:5). However, they will learn that the Lord alone provides all fertility and blessings. He will respond to the sky, the clouds, and the earth, starting the true cycle of fertility for the land. When people recognize the Lord as the only source of life, the name Jezreel will regain its true meaning: God plants!Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. in that day--of grace to Israel. heavens ... hear the earth--personification. However many be the intermediate instruments, God is the Great First Cause of all nature's phenomena. God had threatened (Ho 2:9) He would take back His corn, His wine, &c. Here, on the contrary, God promises to hearken to the skies, as it were, supplicating Him to fill them with rain to pour on the earth; and that the skies again would hearken to the earth begging for a…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Hosea 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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