Berean Standard Bible

Hosea 2:18-23

18On thatH1931 dayH3117 I will makeH3772 a covenantH1285 for them withH5973 the beastsH2416 of the fieldH7704 and the birdsH5775 of the airH8064 and the creatures that crawlH7431 on the groundH127. And I will abolishH7665 bowH7198 and swordH2719 and battleH4421 inH4480 the landH776, and will make them lie downH7901 in safetyH983.19So I will betroth youH781 to Me foreverH5769; I will betroth youH781 in righteousnessH6664 and justiceH4941, in loving devotionH2617 1 and compassionH7356.20And I will betroth youH781 in faithfulnessH530, and you will knowH3045 the LORDH3068.”

21 “On thatH1931 dayH3117 I will respondH6030—”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068—“I will respondH6030 to the heavensH8064,and theyH1992 will respondH6030 to the earthH776.22And the earthH776 will respondH6030 to the grainH1715 ,to the new wineH8492 and oilH3323,and theyH1992 will respondH6030 to JezreelH3157.223And I will sow herH2232 as My own in the landH776,and I will have compassion onH7355 ‘NoH3808 CompassionH7355.’3I will say to thoseH559 called ‘NotH3808 My PeopleH5971,’4‘YouH859 are My peopleH5971,’5and theyH1931 will sayH559,‘You are my GodH430.’”

Notes

1. Hosea 2:19 Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant. ↩
2. Hosea 2:22 Jezreel means God sows. ↩
3. Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-ruhamah; LXX I will love her who was not loved ↩
4. Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-ammi ↩
5. Hosea 2:23 Cited in Romans 9:25 and 1 Peter 2:10 ↩