Hosea 2:22

“and the earth will respond to the grain and to the new wine and to the oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.”

Hosea 2:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Hosea 2:22, word by word

and the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “arets” appears
will respondתַּעֲנֶהtaane

answer

To reply to what was said.

Where else “taane” appears
to the grainדָּגָןdagan

grain

Grain: wheat and barley.

Where else “dagan” appears
and to the new wineתִּירוֹשׁtirosh

new wine

New wine: the juice of freshly trodden grapes.

Where else “tirosh” appears
and to the oilיִּצְהָרyitshar

fresh oil

Fresh olive oil.

Where else “yitshar” appears
to Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלyizrel

Jezreel

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Places in this verse

Jezreel
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jezreel

    Today: Zir'in and the Jezreel Valley, Israel

    A city and valley in northern Israel, between Galilee and Samaria.

    There Ahab and Jezebel took Naboth's vineyard (1 Kgs 21:1-16), and Jezebel died there (2 Kgs 9:30-37).

    1 Kings 21:12 Kings 9:301 Samuel 29:1Joshua 19:18

The context

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;

22 · This verse (above)

23And I will sow her for myself in the land, and I will have compassion on Lo-ruhamah; and I will say to Lo-ammi, “You are my people,” and he will say, “My Elohim.”

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