Hosea 2:21

Hebrew	וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ לִ֖י לְעוֹלָ֑ם וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ לִי֙ בְּצֶ֣דֶק וּבְמִשְׁפָּ֔ט וּבְחֶ֖סֶד וּֽבְרַחֲמִֽים
ESV	“And in that day I will answer, declares the LORD, I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth,
NIV	“In that day I will respond,” declares the LORD - “I will respond to the skies, and they will respond to the earth;
NLT	“In that day, I will answer,” says the LORD. “I will answer the sky as it pleads for clouds. And the sky will answer the earth with rain.
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KJV	And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;

^{Hosea 2:20 ← Hosea 2:21 → Hosea 2:22}

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