New English Translation
Hosea 2:21
21“At that time, I will willingly respond,” declares the Lord. “I will respond to the sky, and the sky will respond to the ground;
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
19I will commit myself to you forever; I will commit myself to you in righteousness and justice, in steadfast love and tender compassion. 20I will commit myself to you in faithfulness; then you will acknowledge the Lord.” “At that time, I will willingly respond,” declares the Lord. “I will respond to the sky, and the sky will respond to the ground; 22then the ground will respond to the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil; and they will respond to ‘God Plants’ (Jezreel)! 23Then I will plant her as my own in the land. I will have pity on ‘No Pity’ (Lo-Ruhamah). I will say to ‘Not My People’ (Lo-Ammi), ‘You are my people!’ And he 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
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Cross-references for Hosea 2:21
- Isaiah 65:24Before they even call out, I will respond; while they are still speaking, I will hear.
- Zechariah 8:12‘for there will be a peaceful time of sowing, the vine will produce its fruit and the ground its yield, and the skies will rain down dew. Then I will allow the remnant of my people to possess all these things.
- Zechariah 13:9Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say, ‘These are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”
- Matthew 6:33But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
- Romans 8:32Indeed, he 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 3:21So then, no more boasting about mere mortals! For everything belongs to you,
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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