Hosea 2 · Verse 19

Hosea 2:19

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.
Hosea 2:19, King James Version

Hosea 2:19 in other translations

BSBSo I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.
WEBI will betroth you to me forever. Yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness, in justice, in loving kindness, and in compassion.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd I have betrothed thee to Me to the age, And betrothed thee to Me in righteousness, And in judgment, and kindness, and mercies,
DARBYAnd I will betroth thee unto me for ever; and I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving-kindness, and in mercies;
BBEAnd I will take you as my bride for ever; truly, I will take you as my bride in righteousness and in right judging, in love and in mercies.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Hosea 2:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hosea 2:19-20
19-20. "Betroth" is thrice repeated, implying the intense love of God to His people; and perhaps, also, the three Persons of the Triune God, severally engaging to make good the betrothal. The marriage covenant will be as it were renewed from the beginning, on a different footing; not for a time only, as before, through the apostasy of the people, but "forever" through the grace of God writing the law on their hearts by the Spirit of Messiah (Jr 31:31-37). righteousness ... judgment--in rectitude and truth. loving-kindness, &c.--Hereby God assures Israel, who might doubt the possibility of their restoration to His favor; low, sunk, and unworthy as thou art. I will restore thee from a regard to My own "loving-kindness," not thy merits.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 I will betroth thee unto me - The people are always considered under the emblem of a wife unfaithful to her husband. In righteousness - According to law, reason, and equity. In judgment - According to what is fit and becoming. In lovingkindness - Having the utmost affection and love for thee. In mercies - Forgiving and blotting out all past miscarriages. Or there may be an allusion here to the dowry given by the husband to his wife: "I will give righteousness," etc., as a dowry.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 2:14-23

After these judgments the Lord would deal with Israel more gently. By the promise of rest in Christ we are invited to take his yoke upon us; and the work of conversion may be forwarded by comforts as well as by convictions. But usually the Lord drives us to despair of earthly joy, and help from ourselves, that, being shut from every other door, we may knock at Mercy's gate. From that time Israel would be more truly…

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Hosea 2:19 in the original Hebrew

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וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְve.'e.ras.Tikhand I will betroth youH781
לִ֖יlito myself
לְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.Lamfor everH5769
וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְve.'e.ras.Tikhand I will betroth youH781
לִי֙lito myself
בְּצֶ֣דֶקbe.Tze.dekin righteousnessH6664
וּבְמִשְׁפָּ֔טu.ve.mish.Patand in justiceH4941
וּבְחֶ֖סֶדu.ve.Che.sedand in covenant loyaltyH2617
וּֽבְרַחֲמִֽים\׃U.ve.ra.cha.Mimand in compassion<s>H7356

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Hosea 2:19

  • 2 Corinthians 11:2

    For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

  • Revelation 21:2

    And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

  • Isaiah 54:14

    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.

  • Isaiah 54:8-10

    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. For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.

  • John 3:29

    He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

  • Romans 7:4

    Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.

  • Ezekiel 37:25-28

    And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever. Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And the heathen shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.

  • Revelation 19:7-9

    Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

  • Psalms 85:10

    Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

  • Ephesians 5:23-27

    For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, …

  • Jeremiah 3:14-15

    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: And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

  • Isaiah 62:3-5

    Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi–bah, and thy land Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And I will.
Isa 54:5; 62:3-5; Jer 3:14,15; Joh 3:29; Ro 7:4; 2Co 11:2
Eph 5:25-27; Re 19:7-9; 21:2,9,10
for.
Isa 54:8-10; Jer 31:31-36; 32:38-41; Eze 37:25-28; 39:29; Joe 3:20
in righteousness.
Ps 85:10; Isa 45:23-25; 54:14; Jer 4:2; Ro 3:25-26; Eph 1:7,8
Eph 5:23-27

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Context

  • Hosea 2:18

    And 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.

  • Hosea 2:19

    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.

  • Hosea 2:20

    I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the Lord.

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Hosea 2:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y te desposaré conmigo para siempre; desposarte he conmigo en justicia, y juicio, y misericordia, y miseraciones.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et j’ôterai de sa bouche les noms des Baals, et on ne se souviendra plus de leur nom.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich will dich mir verloben in Ewigkeit, und ich will dich mir verloben in Gerechtigkeit und in Gericht, und in Güte und in Barmherzigkeit,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et sponsabo te mihi in sempiternum; et sponsabo te mihi in justitia, et judicio, et in misericordia, et in miserationibus.