Hosea 2:19 “So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousne…”

Hosea 2:19

So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

I will betroth you to me forever. Yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness, in justice, in loving kindness, and in compassion.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And I wil marry thee vnto me for euer: yea, I will marry thee vnto me in righteousnes, and in iudgement, and in mercy and in compassion.

Darby Translation

And 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;

Young's Literal Translation

And I have betrothed thee to Me to the age, And betrothed thee to Me in righteousness, And in judgment, and kindness, and mercies,

Bible in Basic English

And 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.

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Cross references

“And I will”

2 Corinthians 11:2 Revelation 21:2 John 3:29 Romans 7:4 Revelation 19:7–9 Isaiah 62:3–5

2 Corinthians 11:2 · BSB

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.

Revelation 21:2 · BSB

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

John 3:29 · BSB

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.

Romans 7:4 · BSB

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.

Revelation 19:7–9 · BSB

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.

Isaiah 62:3–5 · BSB

You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem in the palm of your God.

“for”

Isaiah 54:8–10 Ezekiel 37:25–28 Ezekiel 39:29 Joel 3:20 Jeremiah 31:31–36 Jeremiah 32:38–41

Isaiah 54:8–10 · BSB

In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.

Ezekiel 37:25–28 · BSB

They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.

Ezekiel 39:29 · BSB

And I will no longer hide My face from them, for I will pour out My Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD.”

Joel 3:20 · BSB

But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

Jeremiah 31:31–36 · BSB

Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

Jeremiah 32:38–41 · BSB

They will be My people, and I will be their God.

“in righteousness”

Isaiah 54:14 Psalm 85:10 Ephesians 5:23–27 Isaiah 45:23–25 Jeremiah 4:2 Romans 3:25–26

Isaiah 54:14 · BSB

In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.

Psalm 85:10 · BSB

Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.

Ephesians 5:23–27 · BSB

For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

Isaiah 45:23–25 · BSB

By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.

Jeremiah 4:2 · BSB

and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”

Romans 3:25–26 · BSB

God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.

Also

Isaiah 1:27

Isaiah 1:27 · BSB

Zion will be redeemed with justice, her repentant ones with righteousness.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18On 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 battle in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.

20And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.”

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