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And I will betroth youוְאֵרַשְׂתִּיךְto meלִיin faithfulness,בֶּאֱמוּנָהand you will knowוְיָדַעַתְּYHWH.יְהוָה
Hosea 2:20
Study it in the app“And I will betroth you to me in faithfulness, and you will know YHWH.”
God tells his people: I will betroth you to me forever, in faithfulnessFaithfulness
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 2:20, word by word
- And I will betroth youאֵרַשְׂתִּיerasti
betroth
Betroth: a firm agreement made before the wedding.
Where else “erasti” appears- in faithfulnessאֱמוּנָהemuna
faithfulness
Being dependable, always keeping one's word, like YHWH.
Where else “emuna” appears- and you will knowיָדַעַתְּyadaat
acknowledge
To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.
Where else “yadaat” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
The context
19And I will betroth you to me forever; and I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, and in loyal love and in compassion.
20 · This verse (above)
21And it will happen on that day that I will respond, declares YHWH; I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth;