Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And I will betroth thee to me forever. Yea, I will betroth thee to me in righteousness, and in justice, and in loving kindness, and in mercies.

New American Standard Bible

“I will betroth you to Me forever;
Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice,
In lovingkindness and in compassion,

King James Version

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 mercies.

Holman Bible

I will take you to be My wife forever.
I will take you to be My wife in righteousness,
justice, love, and compassion.

International Standard Version

I will make you my wife forever I will make you my wife in a way that is righteous, in a manner that is just, by a love that is gracious, and by a motive that is mercy.

American Standard Version

And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in justice, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.

Amplified


“And I will betroth you (Israel) to Me forever;
Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice,
In lovingkindness and loyalty, and in compassion.

Bible in Basic English

And I will take you as my bride for ever; truly, I will take you as my bride in righteousness and in right judging, in love and in mercies.

Darby Translation

And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; and I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving-kindness, and in mercies;

Julia Smith Translation

And I betrothed thee to me forever; and I betrothed thee to me in justice and in judgment, and in kindness and in compassions.

King James 2000

And I will betroth you unto me forever; yea, I will betroth you unto me in righteousness, and in justice, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And I will take you as my wife forever; I will take you as a wife for myself in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy.

Modern King James verseion

And I will betroth you to Me forever. Yea, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving-kindness, and in mercies.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thus will I marry thee unto mine own self forevermore: yea even to myself will I marry thee, in righteousness, in equity, in loving-kindness, and mercy.

NET Bible

I will commit myself to you forever; I will commit myself to you in righteousness and justice, in steadfast love and tender compassion.

New Heart English Bible

I will betroth you to me forever. Yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness, in justice, in loving kindness, and in compassion.

The Emphasized Bible

And I will take thee unto myself, unto times age-abiding, - yea I will take thee unto myself, in righteousness and in justice, and in lovingkindness, and in abounding compassion:

Webster

And I will betroth thee to me for ever; yes, I will betroth thee to me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving-kindness, and in mercies.

World English Bible

I will betroth you to me forever. Yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness, in justice, in loving kindness, and in compassion.

Youngs Literal Translation

And I have betrothed thee to Me to the age, And betrothed thee to Me in righteousness, And in judgment, and kindness, and mercies,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And I will betroth
ארשׂ 
'aras 
Usage: 11

עלם עולם 
`owlam 
Usage: 438

yea, I will betroth
ארשׂ 
'aras 
Usage: 11

and in judgment
משׁפּט 
Mishpat 
Usage: 421

Context Readings

Israel's Adultery Forgiven

18 And in that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the birds of the heavens, and with the creeping things of the ground. And I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the land, and 19 And I will betroth thee to me forever. Yea, I will betroth thee to me in righteousness, and in justice, and in loving kindness, and in mercies. 20 I will even betroth thee to me in faithfulness, and thou shall know LORD.



Cross References

2 Corinthians 11:2

For I am jealous for you with a jealousy of God. For I betrothed you to one husband, a pure virgin to present to the Christ.

Psalm 85:10

Mercy and truth are met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Isaiah 1:27

Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and her converts with righteousness.

Isaiah 45:23-25

By myself I have sworn, the word has gone forth from my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue will {confess to God (LXX/NT)}.

Isaiah 54:5

For thy maker is thy husband. LORD of hosts is his name. And the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer. He shall be called the God of the whole earth.

Isaiah 54:8-10

In overflowing wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment, but with everlasting loving kindness I will have mercy on thee, says LORD thy Redeemer.

Isaiah 54:14

Thou shall be established in righteousness. Thou shall be far from oppression, for thou shall not fear, and from terror, for it shall not come near thee.

Isaiah 62:3-5

Thou shall also be a crown of beauty in the hand of LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.

Jeremiah 31:31-36

Behold, the days come, says LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah,

Jeremiah 32:38-41

And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

Ezekiel 37:25-28

And they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, in which your fathers dwelt. And they shall dwell therein, they, and their sons, and their son's sons, forever. And David my servant shall be their ruler forev

Ezekiel 39:29

nor will I hide my face any more from them. For I have poured out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, says lord LORD.

Joel 3:20

But Judah shall abide forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

John 3:29

He who has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. This therefore my joy is fulfilled.

Romans 3:25-26

whom God set forth an expiatory sacrifice through faith in his blood, for proof of his justice, because of the passing over of the sins that have formerly occurred

Romans 7:4

Therefore, my brothers, ye also became dead to the law through the body of Christ in order for ye to become to another, to him who was raised from the dead, so that we would bear fruit to God.

Ephesians 1:7-8

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of transgressions, according to the wealth of his grace,

Ephesians 5:23-27

Because a husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church, and himself the savior of the body.

Revelation 19:7-9

We should be glad and rejoice and give the glory to him, because the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife has prepared herself.

Revelation 21:2

And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, having been prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 21:9-10

And there came one of the seven agents who had the seven bowls containing the seven last plagues, and he spoke with me, saying, Come, I will show thee the woman, the bride of the Lamb.

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