Hosea 2:22
in Hosea 2And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and the earth shall answer the grain, and the new wine, and the oil; and they shall answer Jezreel.
KJV
And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.
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This verse in Hosea 2
Commentary
5 notes on this verseShall hear the corn, and the wine - When they seem to express a desire to supply the wants of man. And they shall hear Jezreel - The destitute people who are in want of the necessaries of life. This most elegant gradation in the exertion of the influences of nature, for the supply of the wants of man, may be considered thus: - 1. There is a concord, harmony, and mutual influence, which God has established in the parts of created nature, in reference to the support and preservation of the human race.
This site's exposition
I will hear, saith the Lord
on Hosea 2:21-22
The chain of hearing runs from heaven down to the ground, the Lord hearing the heavens, the heavens hearing the earth, the earth hearing the corn, wine, and oil, and these hearing Jezreel, a cosmic order of intercession restoring exactly the provision withheld in verses 8 and 9. The commentators note the reversal is total, what was taken away as judgment, corn, wine, oil, is given back through a picture of creation itself interceding for the child whose name once meant scattered and now receives the increase his name always literally carried. Jezreel, God sows, is heard by the very things it will need to grow.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"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. And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil, and they shall hear Jezrael. And I will sow her unto me in the earth, and I will have mercy on her that was without mercy. And I will say to that which was not my people: Thou art my people: and they shall say: Thou art my God."
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The Sinfulness of Israel. 1 Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah. 2 Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
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The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָאָ֣רֶץ | vehaaretz | and the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| תַּעֲנֶ֔ה | taaneh | it will answer | H6030 → | 331 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַדָּגָ֖ן | hadagan | the grain | H1715 → | 40 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ | hatiroosh | the new wine | H8492 → | 38 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַיִּצְהָ֑ר | haiyitzhar | the fresh oil | H3323 → | |
| וְהֵ֖ם | vehem | and they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| יַעֲנ֥וּ | yaanu | they will answer | H6030 → | 331 times |
| אֶֽת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ | yizreel | Jezreel | H3157 → | 36 times |
וְהָאָ֣רֶץand the earth
vehaaretzH776 →2504 times
תַּעֲנֶ֔הit will answer
taanehH6030 →331 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַדָּגָ֖ןthe grain
hadaganH1715 →40 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁthe new wine
hatirooshH8492 →38 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַיִּצְהָ֑רthe fresh oil
haiyitzharH3323 →
וְהֵ֖םand they
vehemH1992 →553 times
יַעֲנ֥וּthey will answer
yaanuH6030 →331 times
אֶֽת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃Jezreel
yizreelH3157 →36 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Joel 2:19And the LORD answered His people: “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and by them you will be satisfied. I will never again make you a reproach among the nations.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 34:29
And I will raise up for them a garden of renown, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land or bear the scorn of the nations.
- Ezekiel 36:15
I will no longer allow the taunts of the nations to be heard against you, and you will no longer endure the reproach of the peoples or cause your nation to stumble, declares the…
- Jeremiah 31:12
They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and…
- Isaiah 62:8–9
The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which…
- Ezekiel 34:29
Through
Jeremiah 31:12They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and…
it leads to
- Isaiah 35:10
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
- Isaiah 35:10
Through
Hosea 1:11Then the people of Judah and of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one leader, and will go up out of the land. For great will be the day…
it leads to
- Hosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
- Jeremiah 50:4–5
“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.
- Hosea 3:5
Through
Hosea 1:4Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 10:7–8
And when the letter arrived, they took the sons of the king and slaughtered all seventy of them. They put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.
- 2 Kings 10:7–8
Where this verse is studied
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About Hosea
Who and where
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Twelve Minor Prophets; Jerome, Commentary on Hosea 2:20-23; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.