Hosea 2:19
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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
20And I will espouse thee to me in faith: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
Cross References
Psalms 85:10Surely his salvation is near to them that fear him: that glory may dwell in our land.
Isaiah 45:23I have sworn by myself, the word of justice shall go out of my mouth, and shall not return:
Isaiah 54:8In a moment of indignation have I hid my face a little while from thee, but with everlasting kindness have I had mercy on thee, said the Lord thy Redeemer.
Isaiah 62:3And thou shalt be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
Jeremiah 4:2And thou shalt swear: As the Lord liveth, in truth, and in judgement, and in justice: and the Gentiles shall bless him, and shall praise him.
Jeremiah 32:38And they shall 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 →