Hosea 2:20

I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness— By faith. Houbigant. By that virtue which is the foundation of all religion, and of all other virtues. The perfect accomplishment of this prophesy can belong only to the Christian church.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And thou shalt know the Lord - This knowledge of God follows on God’s act of betrothal and of love. “We love God, because God first loved us.” An...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

I will even betroth thee unto me in (y) faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD. (y) With a covenant that will never be broken.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Hosea 2:2-23 ( Hebrews 2:4-18 ). In this discourse, which seems to be based upon and imply the narrative in Hosea 1, 3, the prophet sets forth th...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

In the third place, he adds, In faithfulness: and this confirms what we have before briefly referred to, — the fixed and unchangeable duratio...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1144 GOD BETROTHING US TO HIMSELF Hosea 2:19-20 . I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteous...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD. In faithfulness - Thou shalt no more prostitute thyself to idols, but...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in merci...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Discipline and Restoration of Faithless Israel The unfaithful conduct of Gomer and the prophet's gentle treatment of her are regarded as an an...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Hosea 2:1-23 ; Hosea 3:1-5 THE SIN AGAINST LOVE Hosea 1:1-11 ; Hosea 2:1-23 ; Hosea 3:1-5 ; Hosea 4:11 ff.; Hosea 9:10 ff.; Hosea 11:...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

No details of the unfaithfulness of Gomer are given, but in the second movement the prophet is seen nursing his own agony, and by that process learni...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Was there ever any compellation of words of tenderness like these. Everyone is literally and truly fulfilled, in that the Lord Jesus hath united hims...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness ,.... Which lies in keeping the marriage contract inviolable; Christ will never suffer his faithful...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD. Ver. 20. I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness ] Tremel...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Promises of Mercy. B. C. 764. 14 The...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This verse is a third promise in the same words to comfort and encourage the true Israel, only faithfulness is here added a qualification of this new...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Hope Shines Through From The Future Because One Day YHWH Will Once Again Draw His People Back To Himself And Will Restore Her Situation. Israel Will...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Renewal of the Lord's Marriage Contract
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

I will even betroth thee unto Me in faithfulness, with a pledge of the eternal duration of the covenant on His side; and thou shalt know the Lord,...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 4:6 ; 1 John 5:20 ; 2 Corinthians 4:6 ; 2 Timothy 1:12 ; Colossians 1:10 ; Ezekiel 38:23 ; Hebrews 8:11 ; Jeremiah 24:7 ; Jeremiah 31...

²⁰ I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.

Related Commentaries of Hosea 2:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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