Bible Strands
Hosea 2:20
And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Israel, promising to betroth her in faithfulness immediately after listing righteousness, justice, loving devotion, and compassion as prior terms of the covenant.
The words — The Hebrew אֱמוּנָה ('e.mu.Nah) translates literally to "faithfulness," while יָדַ֖עַתְּ (ya.Da.'at) means "you will know," establishing the sequence of covenant action and response.
The thread — The link between covenant knowledge of Yahweh and eternal life appears in John 17:3, and the epistles tie that knowledge to divine origin in 1 John 4:6 and 1 John 5:20.
Why it lands — The text states that knowing Yahweh is the direct result of His faithful betrothal, requiring the reader to recognize this knowledge as a promised outcome rather than a self-generated achievement.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the Lord.
Cross-references
- John 17:3 Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
- 1 John 4:6 We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.
- 1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
- Jeremiah 24:7 I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.
- Hosea 2:19 So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.
- Colossians 1:10 so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
- Jeremiah 9:24 But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 31:33 “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- Ezekiel 38:23 I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and I will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
- Matthew 11:27 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.