That aI will answer,” says the Lord;
“I will answer the heavens,
And they shall answer the earth.
bAnd I will have mercy on her who had1 not obtained mercy;
Then cI will say to those who were not My people,
‘You are1 My people!’
And they shall say, ‘You are my God!’ ”
| << Hosea 2:22 | Hosea 3:1 >> |
Hosea 2:23
I will sow her - Alluding to the import of the name Jezreel, the seed of God. Then shall it appear that God has shown mercy to them that had not obtained mercy. Then the covenant of God will be renewed; for he will call them his people who were not his people; and they shall call Jehovah their God, who before had him not for the object of their worship. It does not appear that these promises have had their fulfillment among the Jews. They must either be understood of the blessings experienced by the Gentiles on their conversion to God by the preaching Of the Gospel, or are yet to be fulfilled to the Jews on their embracing the Gospel, and being brought back to their own land.
The sentences in the latter part of this verse are very abrupt, but exceedingly expressive; leaving out those words supplied by the translators, and which unnerve the passage, it stands thus: I will say to Not My People, Thou My People; and they shall say, My God.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Hosea 2:23:
Hosea 2:22
Romans 9:25
Romans 9:26
1 Peter 2:10
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