Hosea

Hosea 2:19

¹⁹So I will betroth you to Me forever;

I will betroth you in righteousness and justice,

in loving devotion^g and compassion.

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.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I will betroth you	וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ	wə·’ê·raś·tîḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular	H781 betroth
to Me	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
forever	לְעוֹלָ֑ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
I will betroth you	וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ	wə·’ê·raś·tîḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular	H781 betroth
in righteousness	בְּצֶ֣דֶק	bə·ṣe·ḏeq	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
and justice	וּבְמִשְׁפָּ֔ט	ū·ḇə·miš·pāṭ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
in loving devotion	וּבְחֶ֖סֶד	ū·ḇə·ḥe·seḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
and compassion	וּֽבְרַחֲמִֽים׃	ū·ḇə·ra·ḥă·mîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H7356 womb

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.