Hosea 2:19 (GNV)

Passage

And I wil marry thee vnto me for euer: yea, I will marry thee vnto me in righteousnes, and in iudgement, and in mercy and in compassion.

Nearby Context

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

Hosea 2:18 And in that day wil I make a couenant for them, with the wilde beasts, and with the foules of the heauen, and with that that creepeth vpon the earth: and I will breake the bowe, and the sworde and the battell out of the earth, and will make them to sleepe safely.

Hosea 2:19 And I wil marry thee vnto me for euer: yea, I will marry thee vnto me in righteousnes, and in iudgement, and in mercy and in compassion.

Hosea 2:20 I will euen marry thee vnto me in faithfulnes, and thou shalt knowe the Lord.

Hosea 2:21 And in that day I wil heare, saith the Lord, I will euen heare the heauens, and they shall heare the earth,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mercy", "marry", "thee", "vnto", "euer", and "righteousnes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mercy" and "marry", 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 wil I make..." into verse 20's "I will euen marry thee vnto me...", so "mercy" and "marry" 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 "mercy" and "marry" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.