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Hosea 2:22
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The earth will respond to the grain,the new wine, and the fresh oil,and they will respond to Jezreel.
And the eretz will respond to the grain, and the new wine, and the oil; And they will respond to Yizre`el.
And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.
and the earth shall answer the grain, the wine, and the oil, and they shall answer Jezreel,
And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine, and to the oil, And they will respond to Jezreel.
The earth will produce grain, new wine, and oil; much will grow because my people are called Jezreel.
And the earth shall heare the corne, & the wine, and the oyle, and they shall heare Izreel.
And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and to the oil, And they will respond to Jezreel.
And the earth will answer the grain, the new wine, and the oil,And they will answer Jezreel.
And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.
and it will produce grain, grapes, and olives in Jezreel Valley.
I will betroth you to me in faithfulness, and you will know Adonai .
and the earth shall hear the corn, and the new wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jizreel.
The earth will produce grain, wine, and oil, and they will meet Jezreel's needs.
And the earth shall answer the grain and the wine and the oil; and they shall answer Jezreel.
And the earth will answer the grain, the wine, and the oil, and they will answer Jezreel.
And the earth shall hear the grain, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.
and the earth shall answer the grain, and the new wine, and the oil; and they shall answer Jezreel.
And the earth will give its answer to the grain and the wine and the oil, and they will give an answer to Jezreel;
And I will betroth thee unto Me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know the LORD.
And the earth shall heare the corne, and the wine, and the oyle, and they shall heare Iezreel.
And the earth shall helpe the corne, wine, and oyle: and they shall helpe Iezrahel.
and the earth shall hearken to the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hearken to Jezrael.
and the earth shall answer the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall answer Jezreel.
And the earth will respond to the grain, and the new wine, and the oil; And they will respond to Jezreel.
and the erthe schal here wheete, and wyn, and oile, and these schulen here Jesrael.
and the earth shall answer the grain, and the new wine, and the oil; and they shall answer Jezreel.
And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.
then the ground will respond to the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil; and they will respond to ‘God Plants' (Jezreel)!
The earth shall answerWith grain,With new wine,And with oil;They shall answer Jezreel. [fn]
Then the earth will answer the thirsty cries of the grain, the grapevines, and the olive trees. And they in turn will answer, ‘Jezreel'—‘God plants!'
The earth will give an answer to the grain, the new wine, and the oil. And they will give an answer to Jezreel.
and the earth shall answer the grain, the wine, and the oil, and they shall answer Jezreel;
And, the earth, shall respond to the corn, and to the new wine and to the oil, - and, they, shall respond to Jezreel
And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil, and these shall hear Jezrahel.
and the earth shall answer the grain, the wine, and the oil, and they shall answer Jezreel;
And the earth doth answer the corn, And the new wine, and the oil, And they answer Jezreel.
and the earth shal helpe the corne, wyne and oyle, and they shal helpe Iesrael.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
and they: Hosea 1:4, Hosea 1:11
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 8:8 - vines 2 Chronicles 6:27 - send rain Psalms 67:6 - Then Isaiah 4:2 - the fruit Zechariah 9:17 - corn
Cross-References
And the LORD God planted a garden (oasis) in the east, in Eden (delight, land of happiness); and He put the man whom He had formed (created) there.
And [in that garden] the LORD God caused to grow from the ground every tree that is desirable and pleasing to the sight and good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the [experiential] knowledge (recognition) of [the difference between] good and evil.
So the LORD God formed out of the ground every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.
Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain.
He who finds a [true and faithful] wife finds a good thing And obtains favor and approval from the LORD.
House and wealth are the inheritance from fathers, But a wise, understanding, and sensible wife is [a gift and blessing] from the LORD.
For Adam was formed first [by God from the earth], then Eve;
Marriage is to be held in honor among all [that is, regarded as something of great value], and the marriage bed undefiled [by immorality or by any sexual sin]; for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil,.... Or "answer" here the corn, and vines, and olive trees, are represented as requesting the earth to be let into it, and receive moisture from it, that they may grow and increase, and bring forth fruit; by which may be meant the fruits and graces of the Spirit, and all spiritual gifts, communicated by means of the word and ordinances; or the fruits brought forth by the church, under the ministry of the word; which serves like "corn" to nourish and strengthen; like "wine" to comfort, cheer, and revive; and like "oil" to heal and soften, as well as make glad,
And they shall hear Jezreel; or "answer"; that is, these trees and fruits shall answer to the requests and desires of Jezreel, who shall be abundantly blessed with them. By "Jezreel" is not meant the name of a place, as Aben Ezra; but the people of Israel, who had before been signified by a son of the prophet of this name, Hosea 1:4, and which name is here continued, to show how unworthy they were of such favours in themselves, and the riches of God's grace in bestowing them on them: or else the word here has a different signification; whereas before it signified their being scattered and dispersed, here their being the seed of God; and which is confirmed by the following words,
I will sow her unto me, c.: the sum of the whole is, that at the prayers of the Lord's people abundance of spiritual blessings shall be bestowed upon them from Christ by the Spirit, under the ministration of the word and ordinances. The Targum of both verses is,
"I will command the heavens, and they shall let down rain upon the earth and the earth shall produce corn, and wine, and oil, and they shall be sufficient for the captivity of the people.''
Kimchi says this belongs to the time of salvation; and Aben Ezra to time to come.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I will hear the heavens ... - As all nature is closed, and would refuse her office to those who rebel against her God, so, when He hath withdrawn His curse and is reconciled to man all shall combine together for man’s good, and, by a kind of harmony, all parts thereof join their ministries for the service of those who are at unity with Him. And, as an image of love, all, from lowest to highest, are bound together, each depending on the ministry of that beyond it, and the highest on God. At each link, the chain might have been broken; but God who knit their services together, and had before withheld the rain, and made the earth barren, and laid waste the trees, now made each to supply the other, and led the thoughts of people through the course of causes and effects up to Himself, whoever causes all which comes to pass.
The immediate desire of His people was the grain, wine and oil; they needed the fruitfulness of the earth; the earth, by its parched surface and gaping clefts, seemed to crave the rain from heaven; the rain could not fall without the will of God. So all are pictured as in a state of expectancy, until God gave the word, and His will ran through the whole course of secondary causes, and accomplished what man prayed Him for. Such is the picture. But, although God’s gifts of nature were gladdening tokens of His restored favor, and now too, under the Gospel, we rightly thank Him for the removal of any of His natural chastisements, and look upon it as an earnest of His favor toward us, the prophet who had just spoken of the highest things, the union of man with God in Christ, does not here speak only of the lowest. What God gives, by virtue of an espousal “forever,” are not gifts in time only. His gifts of nature are, in themselves, pictures of His gifts of grace, and as such the prophets employ them. So then God promiseth, and this in order, a manifold abundance of all spiritual gifts. Of these, “corn and wine,” as they are the visible parts, so are they often, in the Old Testament, the symbols of His highest gift, the holy eucharist; and “oil,” of God’s Holy Spirit, through whom they are sanctified.
God here calls “Israel” by the name of “Jezreel,” repealing, once more in the close of this prophecy, His sentence, conveyed through the names of the three children of the prophet. The name “Jezreel” combines in one, the memory of the former punishment and the future mercy. God did not altogether do away the temporal part of His sentence. he had said, “I will scatter;” and, although some were brought back with Judah, Israel remained scattered in all lands, in Egypt and Greece and Italy, Asia Minor, and the far East and West. But God turned His chastisement into mercy to those who believed in Him. Now he changes the meaning of the word into, “God shall sow.” Israel, in its dispersion, when converted to God, became every where the preacher of Him whom they had persecuted; and in Him - the true Seed. whom God sowed in the earth and it “brought forth much fruit,” converted Israel also bore, “some a hundred-fold; some sixty; some thirty.”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Hosea 2:22. Shall hear the corn, and the wine — When they seem to express a desire to supply the wants of man.
And they shall hear Jezreel. — The destitute people who are in want of the necessaries of life.
This most elegant gradation in the exertion of the influences of nature, for the supply of the wants of man, may be considered thus:-
1. There is a concord, harmony, and mutual influence, which God has established in the parts of created nature, in reference to the support and preservation of the human race.
2. God alone is the author of all this; and unless he give his command, communicate his energetic influence to the different parts of nature, these effects will not, cannot be produced.
3. Jezreel, the people who have been dispersed for their iniquities, and now about to be sown or planted in their own land, will require the most fostering care. See on Hosea 2:23.
4. They are heard in desiring oil, wine, and corn. These are necessary to the support and comfort of life; and to those the desire of animal life naturally aspires.
5. These products are looked for from the EARTH. On it, and by it, grass grows for the cattle, and corn for the service of man.
6, The seeds or germs, whence proceed corn, wine, and oil, live and grow in the earth; but cannot come to perfection, unless the earth be impregnated with the dews and rains from the clouds. They are therefore represented as imploring the heavens to collect their clouds, to pour down their fructifying moisture upon it.
7. The clouds, or materials of which they are composed, not being able to arrange themselves, nor aggregate themselves so as to meet those demands, prevent drought, and maintain an effective vegetation, are represented as calling upon the heavens to form, arrange, and supply them with the requisite quantity of moisture.
8. God, who is the author of all being and all bounty, dependent on nothing, comes forward and says, I will hear the heavens, the clouds which are gathered in the atmosphere; he will arrange the particles, saturate those that are light, till they become sufficiently impregnated with the necessary fluid; and then direct them In his providence where to deposit their contents. And,
9. When brought to the proper place, he will shake them with his winds, or strike them with his thunder, so as to cause them to fall down in drops to fertilize the earth with their showers.
Thus then -
1. God works upon the heavens.
2. In them the clouds are collected.
3. The clouds drop their moisture upon the earth.
4. The earth exerts its vegetative influence upon the germs which it contains.
5. They expand, increase, and become matured, under the genial influences of the heavens, sun, air, water, from the clouds, c.
6. Man receives and applies those bounties of Providence, and variously prepares them for the support and comfort of life.
Take all this in still fewer words: -
As Jezreel or the Israelites are here considered as perishing for want of food, all inanimate nature is represented as invoking God in their behalf.
1. The heavens have prayed that they be stored with clouds, that they may drop down fatness upon the earth.
2. The Lord answers the heavens, and clouds are formed.
3. The earth invokes the clouds, that they may drop down their fatness into its bosom.
4. The bottles of heaven are, consequently, unstopped for this purpose.
5. Then the corn, wine, and olive, implore the earth to put forth its vegetative energy.
6. The earth answers and corn, wine, and oil are produced.
7. Jezreel cries for the necessaries of life, and the abundance of the above supplies all his wants.
All these are dependent on each other, as the links are which constitute a chain; and God has the government of the whole; and he manages all for the benefit of man. How wondrous is this providence! How gracious is this GOD!
Here is a series of prosopopoeias together. Corn, wine, oil, the earth, the clouds and their contents, the heavens, sun, moon, c., are all represented as intelligent beings, speaking to and influencing each other. GOD is at one end of the chain, and MAN at the other and by means of the intermediate links the latter is kept in a state of continued dependence upon the former for life, breath, and all things.
