Hosea 2:19

New International Reader's Version

I will make Israel my own. She will belong to me forever. I will do to her what is right and fair. I will love her tenderly.

Cross References

Psalm 85:10

God’s truth and faithful love join together. His peace and holiness kiss each other.

Isaiah 1:27

Zion will be saved when justice is done. Those who are sorry for their sins will be saved when what is right is done.

Isaiah 54:14

When you do what is right, you will be made secure. Your leaders will not be mean to you. You will not have anything to be afraid of. You will not be terrified anymore. Terror will not come near you.

Isaiah 54:5

I made you. I am now your husband. My name is the Lord Who Rules Over All. I am the Holy One of Israel. I have set you free. I am the God of the whole earth.

Isaiah 54:6

You were like a wife who was deserted. And her heart was broken. You were like a wife who married young. And her husband sent her away. But now I am calling you to come back,” says your God.

Jeremiah 4:2

Make all your promises in my name. When you promise say, ‘You can be sure that the Lord is alive.’ Be truthful, fair and honest when you make these promises. Then the nations will ask for blessings from me. And they will boast about me.”

Ezekiel 16:8

“ ‘ “Later, I was passing by again. I looked at you. I saw that you were old enough for love. So I married you and took good care of you. I covered your naked body. I made a firm promise to you. I entered into a covenant with you. And you became mine,” announces the Lord and King.

Ezekiel 39:29

I will no longer turn my face away from the people of Israel. I will pour out my Spirit on them,” announces the Lord and King.

Hosea 14:4

Then the Lord will answer, “My people always wander away from me. But I will put an end to that. My anger has turned away from them. Now I will love them freely.

Joel 3:20

My people will live in Judah and Jerusalem forever. The land will be their home for all time to come.

Zechariah 13:2

“On that day I will remove the names of other gods from the land. They will not even be remembered anymore,” announces the Lord who rules over all. “I will drive the evil prophets out of the land. I will get rid of the spirit that put lies in their mouths.

John 3:29

The bride belongs to the groom. The friend who helps the groom waits and listens for him. He is full of joy when he hears the groom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.

Romans 7:4

My brothers and sisters, when Christ died you also died as far as the law is concerned. Then it became possible for you to belong to him. He was raised from the dead. Now our lives can be useful to God.

2 Corinthians 11:2

My jealousy for you comes from God himself. I promised to give you to only one husband. That husband is Christ. I wanted to be able to give you to him as if you were a pure virgin.

Revelation 21:2

I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem. It was coming down out of heaven from God. It was prepared like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.