Hosea 2:20 (WEB)

Passage

I will even betroth you to me in faithfulness; and you shall know Yahweh.

Nearby Context

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

Hosea 2:19 I will betroth you to me forever. Yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness, in justice, in loving kindness, and in compassion.

Hosea 2:20 I will even betroth you to me in faithfulness; and you shall know Yahweh.

Hosea 2:21 It will happen in that day, I will respond,” says Yahweh, “I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth;

Hosea 2:22 and the earth will respond to the grain, and the new wine, and the oil; and they will respond to Jezreel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "even", "betroth", "faithfulness", "shall", and "yahweh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "even", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "I will betroth you to me forever..." into verse 21's "It will happen in that day I...", so "faith" and "even" 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 "even" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.