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Hosea 2:21

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Agricultural Fertility Restored to the Repentant Nation

2:21 “At that time, 1  I will willingly respond,” 2  declares the Lord.

“I will respond to the sky,

and the sky 3  will respond to the ground;

1 tn Heb “And in that day”; NAB, NRSV “On that day.”

2 tn The verb עָנָה, (’anah) which is used throughout 2:23-24, is related to the root I עָנָה (’anah), “to answer, listen attentively, react willingly” (BDB 772 s.v. 1.b; HALOT 852 s.v. ענה 3.b).

3 tn Heb “and they.” In the Hebrew text the plural pronoun is used because it refers back to the term translated “sky,” which is a dual form in Hebrew. Many English versions (e.g., NAB, NASB, NRSV) use the plural term “heavens” here, which agrees with a plural pronoun (cf. also NIV, NCV “skies”).



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