Hosea 2:21

NETBible

“At that time, 1  I will willingly respond,” 2  declares the Lord. “I will respond to the sky, and the sky 3  will respond to the ground;

NIV ©

"In that day I will respond," declares the LORD—"I will respond to the skies, and they will respond to the earth;

NASB ©

"It will come about in that day that I will respond," declares the LORD. "I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth,

NLT ©

"In that day," says the LORD, "I will answer the pleading of the sky for clouds, which will pour down water on the earth in answer to its cries for rain.

MSG ©

"On the very same day, I'll answer"--this is GOD's Message--"I'll answer the sky, sky will answer earth,

BBE ©

And it will be, in that day, says the Lord, that I will give an answer to the heavens, and the heavens to the earth;

NRSV ©

On that day I will answer, says the LORD, I will answer the heavens and they shall answer the earth;

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.

KJV
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NASB ©
"It will come
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about in that day
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that I will respond
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," declares
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the LORD
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. "I will respond
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to the heavens
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, and they will respond
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to the earth
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LXXM
(2:23) kai
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CONJ
estai
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V-FMI-3S
en
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PREP
ekeinh
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D-DSF
th
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T-DSF
hmera
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N-DSF
legei
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V-PAI-3S
kuriov
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N-NSM
epakousomai {V-FMI-1S} tw
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T-DSM
ouranw
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N-DSM
kai
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CONJ
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T-NSM
ouranov
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N-NSM
epakousetai {V-FMI-3S} th
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T-DSF
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N-DSF
NET [draft] ITL
“At that time
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, I
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will willingly respond
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,” declares
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the Lord
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. “I will respond
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to the sky
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, and the sky
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will respond
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to the ground
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;
HEBREW
Urah
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ta
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wney
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Mhw
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Mymsh
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ta
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hnea
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hwhy
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Man
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hnea
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awhh
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Mwyb
<03117>
hyhw
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(2:21)
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NETBible

“At that time, 1  I will willingly respond,” 2  declares the Lord. “I will respond to the sky, and the sky 3  will respond to the ground;

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “And in that day”; NAB, NRSV “On that day.”

2 tn The verb עָנָה, (’anah) which is used throughout 2:23-24, is related to the root I עָנָה (’anah), “to answer, listen attentively, react willingly” (BDB 772 s.v. 1.b; HALOT 852 s.v. ענה 3.b).

3 tn Heb “and they.” In the Hebrew text the plural pronoun is used because it refers back to the term translated “sky,” which is a dual form in Hebrew. Many English versions (e.g., NAB, NASB, NRSV) use the plural term “heavens” here, which agrees with a plural pronoun (cf. also NIV, NCV “skies”).