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Hosea 2:19

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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And it shall come to pass in that day,.... When these espousals shall be made, when the marriage of the Lamb will be come, and his bride will be betrothed to him; then the whole creation, the heavens…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And I will betroth her unto Me forever - God does not say here, “I will forgive her;” “I will restore her;” “I will receive her back again;” “I will again shew her love and tenderness.” Much as these…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Hosea 2:14-23

The state of Israel ruined by their own sin did not look so black and dismal in the former part of the chapter, but that the state of Israel, restrained by the divine grace, looks as bright and…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

I will betroth thee unto me A second marriage-ceremony among the Israelites had to be preceded by a second betrothal. Jehovah promises here that thisbetrothal shall be -for ever", i.e., that no…