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I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me In righteousness and justice, In lovingkindness and mercy;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In favor and in compassion,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness and in compassion,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness and in compassion,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I will betroth you to Me forever; Indeed, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness and in compassion,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“And I will betroth you (Israel) to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, In lovingkindness <i>and</i> loyalty, and in compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will take you to be my wife forever. I will take you to be my wife in righteousness, justice, love, and compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will take you to be My wife forever. I will take you to be My wife in righteousness, justice, love, and compassion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in justice, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will accept you as my wife forever, and instead of a bride price I will give you justice, fairness, love, kindness, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Israel, I will make you my wife forever. I will be honest and faithful to you. I will show you my love and compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Israel, I will make you my wife; I will be true and faithful; I will show you constant love and mercy and make you mine forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I will make you my wife forever— I will make you my wife in a way that is righteous, in a manner that is just, by a love that is gracious, and by a motive that is mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will commit myself to you forever; I will commit myself to you in righteousness and justice, in steadfast love and tender compassion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will betroth you to me forever. Yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness, in justice, in loving kindness, and in compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will betroth thee to me for ever; yes, I will betroth thee to me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving-kindness, and in mercies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will betroth you to me forever. Yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness, in justice, in loving kindness, and in compassion. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have betrothed you to Me for all time, "" And betrothed you to Me in righteousness, "" And in judgment, and kindness, and mercies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have betrothed thee to Me to the age, And betrothed thee to Me in righteousness, And in judgment, and kindness, and mercies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I betrothed thee to me forever; and I betrothed thee to me in justice and in judgment, and in kindness and in compassions.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will espouse thee to me for ever: and I will espouse thee to me in justice, and judgment, and in mercy, and in commiserations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will betroth you to me forever, and I will betroth you to me in justice and judgment, and in mercy and compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will betroth you to me forever: I will betroth you to me with justice and with judgment, with loyalty and with compassion; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will take you for my wife forever; I will take you for my wife in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love, and in mercy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will betroth you to me for ever; yea, I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice and in lovingkindness and in mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall betroth you to me for eternity, and I shall betroth you to me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in favor and in compassion<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will betroth thee unto Me for ever; Yea, I will betroth thee unto Me in righteousness, and in justice, And in lovingkindness, and in compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will betroth thee to myself for ever; yea, I will betroth thee to myself in righteousness, and in judgment, and in mercy, and in tender compassions;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/2-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=349" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hosea/2.htm">God's Mercy to Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and weapons of war in the land, and will make them lie down in safety. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/781.htm" title="781: wə·’ê·raś·tîḵ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs:: 2fs2) -- To betroth. A primitive root; to engage for matrimony.">So I will betroth you</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">to Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">forever;</a> <a href="/hebrew/781.htm" title="781: wə·’ê·raś·tîḵ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs:: 2fs2) -- To betroth. A primitive root; to engage for matrimony.">I will betroth you</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6664.htm" title="6664: bə·ṣe·ḏeq (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Rightness, righteousness. From tsadaq; the right; also equity or prosperity.">in righteousness</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: ū·ḇə·miš·pāṭ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Judgment. ">and justice,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ū·ḇə·ḥe·seḏ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">in loving devotion</a> <a href="/hebrew/7356.htm" title="7356: ū·ḇə·ra·ḥă·mîm (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-mp) -- Compassion. From racham; compassion; by extension, the womb; by implication, a maiden.">and compassion.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Isaiah 54:5</a></span><br />For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-3.htm">Jeremiah 31:3</a></span><br />The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-8.htm">Ezekiel 16:8</a></span><br />Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2</a></span><br />I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-8</a></span><br />Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. / She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a></span><br />Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her / to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, / and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-4.htm">Isaiah 62:4-5</a></span><br />No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride. / For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-14.htm">Jeremiah 3:14</a></span><br />“Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a></span><br />I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a></span><br />I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/45-10.htm">Psalm 45:10-11</a></span><br />Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house, / and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-15.htm">Matthew 9:15</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-29.htm">John 3:29</a></span><br />The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-4.htm">Romans 7:4</a></span><br />Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a></span><br />For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will betroth you to me for ever; yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving kindness, and in mercies.</p><p class="hdg">And I will.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Isaiah 54:5</a></b></br> For thy Maker <i>is</i> thine husband; the LORD of hosts <i>is</i> his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/62-3.htm">Isaiah 62:3-5</a></b></br> Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-14.htm">Jeremiah 3:14,15</a></b></br> Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion: … </p><p class="hdg">for.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/54-8.htm">Isaiah 54:8-10</a></b></br> In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-36</a></b></br> Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-38.htm">Jeremiah 32:38-41</a></b></br> And they shall be my people, and I will be their God: … </p><p class="hdg">in righteousness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/85-10.htm">Psalm 85:10</a></b></br> Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed <i>each other</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-23.htm">Isaiah 45:23-25</a></b></br> I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth <i>in</i> righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/54-14.htm">Isaiah 54:14</a></b></br> In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/12-13.htm">Age</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">Betroth</a> <a href="/hosea/2-4.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/daniel/12-7.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-24.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/daniel/7-26.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/daniel/4-37.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/daniel/9-4.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/hosea/1-7.htm">Love</a> <a href="/daniel/9-4.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/daniel/9-18.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/hosea/2-4.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/daniel/12-7.htm">Right</a> <a href="/daniel/12-3.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/daniel/9-4.htm">Steadfast</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/7-9.htm">Age</a> <a href="/hosea/2-20.htm">Betroth</a> <a href="/hosea/2-23.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/joel/3-20.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/amos/5-7.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/hosea/5-1.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/hosea/12-6.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/hosea/2-23.htm">Love</a> <a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/hosea/3-5.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/hosea/2-23.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/hosea/5-11.htm">Right</a> <a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Steadfast</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/2-1.htm">The idolatry of the people.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/2-6.htm">God's judgments against them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/2-14.htm">His promises of reconciliation with them.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The concept of betrothal in ancient Israel was a formal and binding agreement, more significant than modern engagements, symbolizing a deep commitment. This reflects God's unwavering faithfulness despite Israel's unfaithfulness. The use of "forever" emphasizes the eternal nature of God's covenant, pointing to the unbreakable bond He desires with His people. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of the New Covenant through Jesus Christ, where believers are united with God eternally (<a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>).<p><b>I will betroth you in righteousness and justice,</b><br>Righteousness and justice are foundational attributes of God's character. In the context of Hosea, these terms highlight the moral and ethical standards that God upholds. The betrothal in righteousness and justice indicates that the relationship will be based on God's holy standards, contrasting with Israel's previous idolatry and injustice. This reflects the transformation God promises, aligning His people with His own nature. It also connects to the Messianic prophecy where Jesus embodies perfect righteousness and justice (<a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a>).<p><b>in loving devotion and compassion.</b><br>Loving devotion (often translated as "steadfast love" or "mercy") and compassion are expressions of God's covenantal love. These terms underscore the depth of God's affection and mercy towards His people, despite their shortcomings. This reflects the Hebrew concept of "hesed," a loyal love that is enduring and faithful. Compassion indicates God's tender care and willingness to forgive. This mirrors the New Testament revelation of God's love through Christ, who embodies divine compassion and mercy (<a href="/ephesians/2-4.htm">Ephesians 2:4-5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a></b><br>A prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the 8th century BC, called by God to deliver His message to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, often depicted as an unfaithful spouse in the book of Hosea, symbolizing the nation's infidelity to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure who speaks through Hosea, expressing His desire to restore and renew His covenant relationship with Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/betrothal.htm">Betrothal</a></b><br>A significant event in ancient Jewish culture, symbolizing a committed and binding promise of marriage, used metaphorically here to describe God's covenant with Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_unfailing_commitment.htm">God's Unfailing Commitment</a></b><br>Despite Israel's unfaithfulness, God promises a permanent relationship, highlighting His unwavering commitment to His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/attributes_of_the_betrothal.htm">Attributes of the Betrothal</a></b><br>The betrothal is characterized by righteousness, justice, loving devotion, and compassion, reflecting God's nature and His expectations for His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_renewal.htm">Covenant Renewal</a></b><br>The promise of betrothal signifies a renewal of the covenant, offering hope and restoration to those who return to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_application.htm">Personal Application</a></b><br>Believers are called to reflect God's attributes in their relationships, striving for righteousness, justice, loving devotion, and compassion in their daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_theme_of_'the_bridegroom'.htm">What is the main theme of "The Bridegroom"?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'betroth_you_forever'_mean.htm">What does "I will betroth you to me forever" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'bride_of_christ'_mean.htm">What does "Bride of Christ" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_cunningly_devised_fables.htm">What does 'I will betroth you to me forever' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19, 20) Then Jehovah, turning again to the wife of His youth, says to her, "<span class= "ital">I</span> <span class= "ital">will betroth thee"</span> (as at the first, when maiden undefiled). Three times is this phrase repeated. "Righteousness" and "judgment" indicate the equitable terms on which God would accept the penitent; and lest this thought should crush her with fear, "lovingkindness" and "tender mercies" follow; and lest this should seem too good, He adds "with faithfulness" (to myself).<p><span class= "bld">I will betroth thee.--</span>It is in the betrothal of humanity to God in Christ's incarnation that the human race, which had so deeply revolted, returns to Him, and knows the Lord.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 19, 20.</span> - Much as was included in these promises, more and better was to follow. The divorced wife was to be taken back; the marriage contract, which her shameful adultery had vitiated, was to be renewed, and past offences condoned. This certainly evidenced extraordinary forbearance and affection. But it was not all. A new and higher relationship was to be entered on; so entirely had God forgiven and forgotten, if we may so say, all the multiplied and aggravated transgressions of Israel against him, that that people is not to be received back as a repudiated wife, but to be henceforth regarded and treated as a chaste virgin, and in that capacity betrothed unto the Lord. <span class="cmt_word">And I will betroth thee unto me</span> is the gracious promise thrice repeated, and each time with an additional element of mercy; nor is this betrothal of a temporary character and of short continuance, like the previous marriage compact which the wife's guilt a short time had rendered null and void. It is a durable betrothal, lasting forever. Next to the time during which this betrothal shall continue is the manner in which it is effected, or rather, the basis on which it is established. Justice and judgment present righteousness under two aspects - subjective and objective. <span class="accented">Tsedeq</span>, equivalent to <span class="accented">tseda-qah</span>, being right, is subjective righteousness and an attribute of God. <span class="accented">Mishpat</span>, equivalent to objective right, either as executing judgment or as existing in fact Some attribute these characteristics to God and some to Israel, while others to both. Rashi and Kimchi understand both words <span class="accented">tsedeq</span> and <span class="accented">mishpat</span>, subjectively and in relation to the Israelites. The former: "In righteousness and judgment wherein ye shall walk;" the latter: "In righteousness which the Israelites shall practice." Wunsche and Hengstenberg understand the righteousness and judgment of God's doing justice and faithfully fulfilling his covenant obligations to Israel. The latter has well remarked in relation to <span class="accented">mishpat</span> when distinguishing it from <span class="accented">tsedeq</span>, that a man may render what is right to persons and yet not be righteous; that is, there may be objective apart from subjective righteousness. Keil attributes the attributes in question, not only to God fulfilling his covenant engagements to his people, but purifying them through just judgment, and thus providing for their righteousness. That God possesses these is undeniable, but it is equally obvious that he bestows righteousness on his people both by imputation and impartation; he also executes righteousness in their case, purifying them by salutary chastisement, his object being, not only to cleanse, but to keep clean. And yet such is the frailty of man's fallen nature, and so many are the faults and the failings to which he is liable, that loving-kindness (God's condescending love, <span class="accented">chesed</span>, equivalent to <span class="greek">ἀγάπη</span>) and mercies (inmost compassion on man's weakness, <span class="accented">rachamim</span>, <span class="greek">σπάχγνα</span>) on God's part must be added to righteousness and judgment in order to secure the stability of those whom he takes into covenant, and the continuance of the contract. Nay; for the attainment of the desired end still more is requisite, for, after all his bestowments and all his discipline, and in addition to all his favor and forbearance, his faithfulness (unwavering steadfastness, <span class="accented">emunah</span>, corresponding as the reverse side to and securing the <span class="accented">leolam</span>) <span class="accented">is</span> indispensable to Israel's perseverance; and thus, notwithstanding Israel's failures, Jehovah's faithfulness guarantees ultimate and lasting success. The special quality on Israel's side is true knowledge of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/2-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So I will betroth you</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ê·raś·tîḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_781.htm">Strong's 781: </a> </span><span class="str2">To engage for, matrimony</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Me</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">forever;</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעוֹלָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will betroth you</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ê·raś·tîḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_781.htm">Strong's 781: </a> </span><span class="str2">To engage for, matrimony</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in righteousness</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצֶ֣דֶק</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣe·ḏeq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6664.htm">Strong's 6664: </a> </span><span class="str2">The right, equity, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and justice,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְמִשְׁפָּ֔ט</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in loving devotion</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְחֶ֖סֶד</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḥe·seḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and compassion.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽבְרַחֲמִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ra·ḥă·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7356.htm">Strong's 7356: </a> </span><span class="str2">Compassion, the womb, a maiden</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/2-19.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 2:19 I will betroth you to me forever (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/2-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 2:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 2:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/2-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 2:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 2:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>