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Text -- Hosea 2:18-23 (NET)
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Strongs On/Off
Context
New Covenant Relationship with Repentant Israel
2:18 “At that time I will make a covenant for them with the wild animals , the birds of the air , and the creatures that crawl on the ground . I will abolish the warrior’s bow and sword –that is, every weapon of warfare – from the land , and I will allow them to live securely .”
2:19 I will commit myself to you forever ; I will commit myself to you in righteousness and justice , in steadfast love and tender compassion .
2:20 I will commit myself to you in faithfulness ; then you will acknowledge the Lord .”
Agricultural Fertility Restored to the Repentant Nation
2:21 “At that time , I will willingly respond ,” declares the Lord . “I will respond to the sky , and the sky will respond to the ground ;
2:22 then the ground will respond to the grain , the new wine , and the olive oil ; and they will respond to ‘God Plants’ (Jezreel )!
2:23 Then 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 !’”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Baal |
Condescension of God |
Israel |
God |
Backsliders |
COVENANT, THE NEW |
Church |
Marriage |
HEAVENS, NEW (AND EARTH, NEW) |
BETROTH |
Husband |
AMMI |
LO-AMMI |
Jesus, The Christ |
Solomon, Song of |
CHILDREN OF GOD |
Betrothal |
Gentiles |
Nation |
Wine |
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NET Notes: Hos 2:18 Heb “and I will cause them to lie down in safety.” The causative nuance (“will make them”) is retained in several English vers...
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NET Notes: Hos 2:19 The preposition בְּ (bet), which is repeated throughout 2:19-20 [21-22], denotes price paid (BDB 90 s.v. בְּ III.3...
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NET Notes: Hos 2:21 Heb “and they.” In the Hebrew text the plural pronoun is used because it refers back to the term translated “sky,” which is a ...
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