Hosea 2:20 “And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.””

Hosea 2:20

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

I will even betroth you to me in faithfulness; and you shall know the LORD.

American Standard Version

I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know Jehovah.

Geneva Bible 1599

I will euen marry thee vnto me in faithfulnes, and thou shalt knowe the Lord.

Darby Translation

and I will betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

And betrothed thee to Me in faithfulness, And thou hast known Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

I will take you as my bride in good faith, and you will have knowledge of the Lord.

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Cross references

“and”

John 17:3 1 John 4:6 1 John 5:20 Jeremiah 24:7 Colossians 1:10 Jeremiah 9:24

John 17:3 · BSB

Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

1 John 4:6 · BSB

We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.

1 John 5:20 · BSB

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

Jeremiah 24:7 · BSB

I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.

Colossians 1:10 · BSB

so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

Jeremiah 9:24 · BSB

But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth— for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.

Also

Hosea 2:19 Hosea 13:4 Hosea 6:6

Hosea 2:19 · BSB

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

Hosea 13:4 · BSB

Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me.

Hosea 6:6 · BSB

For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

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

In context

19So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.

21“On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD— “I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth.

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