Hosea 2:19 (ASV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Hosea 2:17 For I will take away the names of the Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be mentioned by their name.

Hosea 2:18 And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the birds of the heavens, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the land, and will make them to lie down safely.

Hosea 2:19 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.

Hosea 2:20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know Jehovah.

Hosea 2:21 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will answer, saith Jehovah, I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "betroth", "thee", "ever", "righteousness", "justice", and "lovingkindness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "betroth" and "thee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And in that day will I make..." into verse 20's "I will even betroth thee unto me...", so "betroth" and "thee" belong inside that flow. In Hosea context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "betroth" and "thee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.