Hosea 2:22
20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.
21 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;
And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.
23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.
- KJV
- And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.
- WEB
- and the earth will respond to the grain, and the new wine, and the oil; and they will respond to Jezreel.
- ASV
- and the earth shall answer the grain, and the new wine, and the oil; and they shall answer Jezreel.
- DARBY
- and the earth shall hear the corn, and the new wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jizreel.
- BLB
- and the earth will answer with the grain, and with the new wine, and with the oil; and they will answer Jezreel,
- ÅB
- og jorden skal bønnhøre kornet og mosten og oljen, og de skal bønnhøre Jisre'el.
- OTB
- og jorden vil svare kornet, den nye vinen og oljen, og de vil svare Jisre’el.
- B1930
- og jorden skal bønnhøre kornet og mosten og oljen, og de skal bønnhøre Jisre'el.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joel 2:19
Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:
Read in contextHosea 1:11
Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
Read in contextHosea 1:4
And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
Read in contextJeremiah 31:12
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
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