Hosea 2:23 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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 "mercy", "land", "upon", "lo-ruhamah", "lo-ammi", "thou", "people", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mercy" and "land", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "and the earth shall hear the corn...", giving immediate footing for "mercy" and "land". In Hosea context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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