Hosea 2:19

Context

2:19 I will commit myself to you¹ forever;

I will commit myself to you in² righteousness and justice,

in steadfast love and tender compassion.

Hosea 10:12

Context

10:12 Sow righteousness for yourselves,

reap unfailing love.

Break up the unplowed ground for yourselves,

for it is time to seek the Lord,

until he comes and showers deliverance³ on you.

[2:19] ¹tn Heb “I will betroth you to me” (so NIV) here and in the following lines. Cf. NRSV “I will take you for my wife forever.”

[2:19] ²tn The preposition בְּ (bet), which is repeated throughout 2:19-20 [21-22], denotes price paid (BDB 90 s.v. בְּ III.3; e.g., Ezek 3:14). The text contains an allusion to the payment of bridal gifts. The Lord will impute the moral character to Israel that will be necessary for a successful covenant relationship (contra 4:1).

[10:12] ³tn Or “righteousness” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “justice.”