Hosea 2:19
So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.
Note Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.
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.
I will betroth you to me forever. Yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness, in justice, in loving kindness, and in compassion.
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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- And I will
- Isaiah 54:5; Isaiah 62:3–5; Jeremiah 3:14, 15; John 3:29; Romans 7:4; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:25–27; Revelation 19:7–9; Revelation 21:2, 9, 10
- for
- Isaiah 54:8–10; Jeremiah 31:31–36; Jeremiah 32:38–41; Ezekiel 37:25–28; Ezekiel 39:29; Joel 3:20
- in righteousness
- Psalm 85:10; Isaiah 45:23–25; Isaiah 54:14; Jeremiah 4:2; Romans 3:25–26; Ephesians 1:7, 8; Ephesians 5:23–27