Hosea 2:21

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

19So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion. 20And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.” “On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD— “I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth. 22And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel. 23And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”

Hosea 2:21 word by word

וְהָיָ֣ה׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא אֶֽעֱנֶה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה אֶעֱנֶ֖ה אֶת־הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְהֵ֖ם יַעֲנ֥וּ אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

• ·הָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• On thatהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• I will respondעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• to the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and theyהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• to the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Hosea 2:21

• Isaiah 65:24Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
• Zechariah 8:12“For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance.
• Zechariah 13:9This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”
• Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
• Romans 8:32He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
• 1 Corinthians 3:21Therefore, stop boasting in men. 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

Topics related to Hosea 2:21

• God Continued...
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• That Day
• Hedge
• Thorn
• Ammi
• Covenant, the New
• Heavens, New (and Earth, New)
• Hosea
• Song of Songs
• Zechariah, Book of

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