God’s Mercy to Israel
Hosea 2:21
In 11 translations
- BSB
- “On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD— “I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth.
- KJV
- And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;
- WEB
- It will happen in that day, that I will respond,” says Yahweh. “I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth;
- ASV
- And it shall come to pass in that day, I will answer, saith Jehovah, I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth;
- LSV
- And it has come to pass in that day, I answer,” || A declaration of YHWH, || “I answer the heavens, and they answer the earth.
- YLT
- And it hath come to pass in that day, I answer — an affirmation of Jehovah, I answer the heavens, and they answer the earth.
- DBY
- And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith Jehovah, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;
- DRC
- And it shall come to pass in that day: I will hear, saith the Lord, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth.
- GNV
- And in that day I wil heare, saith the Lord, I will euen heare the heauens, and they shall heare the earth,
- JPS2:23
- And it shall come to pass in that day, I will respond, saith the LORD, I will respond to the heavens, and they shall respond to the earth;
- LXXE2:23
- And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, I will hearken to the heaven, and it shall hearken to the earth;
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Original-language editions
- WLC2:23
- וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא אֶֽעֱנֶה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה אֶעֱנֶ֖ה אֶת־הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְהֵ֖ם יַעֲנ֥וּ אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃KJV:Hos.2.21
- LXX-Br2:23
- Καὶ ἔσται ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ, λέγει Κύριος, ἐπακούσομαι τῷ οὐρανῷ, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπακούσεται τῇ γῇ,
Who and where
👤 God◆ Prophecies of Hosea
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
AmmiBaalCondescension of GodHeavens, New (and Earth, New)Covenant, the NewBackslidersIsrael, Prophecies concerningChurchGod
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Cross-references most cited first
- Zechariah 8:12“For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance.
- Isaiah 65:24Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
- Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Romans 8:32He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
- Isaiah 55:10For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,
- 1 Corinthians 3:21–23Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you, and you belong to Christ, and Christ…
- Zechariah 13:9This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our…
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 2:23 in some Bibles
- 2:21 in most Bibles