Hosea 2:19

Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And I will

אָרַשׂ

ʼâras

H781

to engage for matrimony

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thee unto me for

עוֹלָם

ʻôwlâm

H5769

properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (...

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אִלּוּ

ʼillûw

H432

nay, i.e. (softened) if

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I will

אָרַשׂ

ʼâras

H781

to engage for matrimony

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thee unto me in

צְדָקָה

tsᵉdâqâh

H6666

rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

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and in

מִשְׁפָּט

mishpâṭ

H4941

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind...

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and in

חֵסֵד

chêçêd

H2617

kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

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and in

רַחַם

racham

H7356

compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden

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Key Terms in This Verse

betroth H781

אָרַשׂ ʼâras

to engage for matrimony

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betroth H781

אָרַשׂ ʼâras

to engage for matrimony

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lovingkindness H2617

חֵסֵד chêçêd

kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

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mercies H7356

רַחַם racham

compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden

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judgment H4941

מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the pla...

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righteousness H6666

צְדָקָה tsᵉdâqâh

rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

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yea H432

אִלּוּ ʼillûw

nay, i.e. (softened) if

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ever H5769

עוֹלָם ʻôwlâm

properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

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Cross References

2 Corinthians 11:2 cross-reference

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 cross-reference

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 cross-reference

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.

Psalm 85:10 cross-reference

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

John 3:29 cross-reference

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 cross-reference

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 G...

Isaiah 1:27 cross-reference

Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.

Ezekiel 39:29 cross-reference

Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

Isaiah 54:5 cross-reference

For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

Joel 3:20 cross-reference

But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

Jeremiah 4:2 cross-reference

And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

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