And it will happenוְהָיָהon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאthat I will respond,אֶעֱנֶהdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH;יְהוָהI will respondאֶעֱנֶהto the heavens,אֶת הַשָּׁמָיִםand theyוְהֵםwill respondיַעֲנוּto the earth;אֶת הָאָרֶץ
Hosea 2:21
Study it in the app“And 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;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 2:21, word by word
- And it will happenהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- on that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- that I will respondאֶעֱנֶהeene
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “eene” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” 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- to the heavensשָּׁמָיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- to the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
20And I will betroth you to me in faithfulness, and you will know YHWH.
21 · This verse (above)
22and the earth will respond to the grain and to the new wine and to the oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.