Hosea 2:20 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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,

Hosea 2:22 And the earth shall heare the corne, and the wine, and the oyle, and they shall heare Izreel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "euen", "marry", "thee", "vnto", "faithfulnes", "thou", and "shalt". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "euen", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "And I wil marry thee vnto me..." into verse 21's "And in that day I wil heare...", so "faith" and "euen" 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 "faith" and "euen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.