Hosea

Hosea 2:19–20

19So I will betroth you to Me forever;

I will betroth you in righteousness and justice,

in loving devotiong and compassion.

20And I will betroth you in faithfulness,

and you will know the LORD.”

Footnotes

  • g 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.

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Hosea 2:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So I will betroth youוְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְwə·’ê·raś·tîḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singularH781 betroth
to Meלִ֖יlîPreposition; first person common singular
foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םlə·‘ō·w·lāmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
I will betroth youוְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְwə·’ê·raś·tîḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singularH781 betroth
in righteousnessבְּצֶ֣דֶקbə·ṣe·ḏeqPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH6664 rightness, righteousness
and justiceוּבְמִשְׁפָּ֔טū·ḇə·miš·pāṭConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH4941 judgment
in loving devotionוּבְחֶ֖סֶדū·ḇə·ḥe·seḏConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH2617 goodness, kindness
and compassionוּֽבְרַחֲמִֽים׃ū·ḇə·ra·ḥă·mîmConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine pluralH7356 womb

Hosea 2:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And I will betroth youוְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְwə·’ê·raś·tîḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singularH781 betroth
in faithfulnessבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe·’ĕ·mū·nāhPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH530 firmness, steadfastness, fidelity
and you will knowוְיָדַ֖עַתְּwə·yā·ḏa·‘atConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singularH3045 know
the LORDיְהוָֽה׃סYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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Hosea 2:19 2 Corinthians 11:2 · Revelation 21:2 · Isaiah 54:14 · Isaiah 54:8–10 · Revelation 19:7–9 · Ezekiel 37:25–28 · Romans 7:4 · John 3:29 · Psalm 85:10 · Ephesians 5:23–27 · Jeremiah 3:14–15 · Ezekiel 39:29

Hosea 2:20 John 17:3 · 1 John 4:6 · 1 John 5:20 · Jeremiah 24:7 · Colossians 1:10 · Hosea 2:19 · Jeremiah 31:33–34 · Ezekiel 38:23 · John 8:55 · Philippians 3:8 · Jeremiah 9:24 · Matthew 11:27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.