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Hosea 2:19 — And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee…

“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.”
Hosea 2:19 · KJV

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The verses around Hosea 2:19.

17For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.

18And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.

19And 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.

20I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the Lord.

21And 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;

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Verse explanation

God promises to betroth her to Himself again, forever, in righteousness, judgment, kindness, and mercy — a remarriage founded on character, not ritual.

From the Hosea 2 study in Bible in Stories.

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