Hosea 2:23 (YLT)

Passage

And I have sowed her to Me in the land, And I have pitied Lo-Ruhamah, And I have said to Lo-Ammi, My people thou <FI>art<Fi> , and it saith, My God!'

Nearby Context

Hosea 2:21 And it hath come to pass in that day, I answer--an affirmation of Jehovah, I answer the heavens, and they answer the earth.

Hosea 2:22 And the earth doth answer the corn, And the new wine, and the oil, And they answer Jezreel.

Hosea 2:23 And I have sowed her to Me in the land, And I have pitied Lo-Ruhamah, And I have said to Lo-Ammi, My people thou <FI>art<Fi> , and it saith, My God!'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sowed", "land", "pitied", "lo-ruhamah", "said", "lo-ammi", "people", and "thou". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sowed" and "land", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And the earth doth answer the corn...", giving immediate footing for "sowed" 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 "sowed" and "land" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.