Hosea 2:19
And I will betroth you to me forever, and I will betroth you to me in justice and judgment, and in mercy and compassion.
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In The King James Version
In Context
20And I will wed you to me in faith, and you will know that I am the Lord.
Cross References
Psalms 85:10For you are great, and you perform wonders. You alone are God.
Isaiah 45:23I have sworn by myself. The Word of justice will proceed from my mouth, and it will not turn back.
Isaiah 54:8In a moment of indignation, I have hidden my face from you, for a little while. But with everlasting mercy, I have taken pity on you, said your Redeemer, the Lord.
Isaiah 62:3And you shall be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
Jeremiah 4:2And you will swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth and in judgment and in justice.” And the Gentiles will bless him, and they will praise him.
Jeremiah 32:38And they will be my people, and I will be their God.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 2:15-23
Promises of Mercy. ( b. c. 764.) 14 Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her. 15 And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt. 16 And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord , that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali. 17 For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her… Read the whole commentary →