Hosea 2:21 (DBY)

Passage

And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith Jehovah, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;

Nearby Context

Hosea 2:19 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; and I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving-kindness, and in mercies;

Hosea 2:20 and I will 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 hear, saith Jehovah, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;

Hosea 2:22 and the earth shall hear the corn, and the new wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jizreel.

Hosea 2:23 And I will sow her unto me in the land; and I will have mercy upon Lo-ruhamah; and I will say to Lo-ammi, Thou art my people; and they shall say, My God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "come", "pass", "hear", "saith", "jehovah", and "heavens". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "come", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "and I will betroth thee unto me..." into verse 22's "and the earth shall hear the corn...", so "shall" and "come" 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 "shall" and "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.