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Hosea 2:19-20 KJV
Hosea · chapter 2 · verses 19–20
19And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. 20I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.Hosea 2:19-20 · King James Version
Hosea 2:19-20 in context
17For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
18And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
19And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.
20I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.
21And 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;
22And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.
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Key words (Strong's)
- lovingkindnesschêçêdkindnessH2617 →
- righteousnesstsedeqthe rightH6664 →
- faithfulnessʼĕmûwnâhliterally firmnessH530 →
- judgmentmishpâṭproperly, a verdict pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree divine…H4941 →
- betrothʼârasto engage for matrimonyH781 →
- everʻôwlâmproperly, concealedH5769 →
- knowyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
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