“Says Yahweh.
‘On that day,
I will answer
The heavens.
They shall answer
The earth.
The earth shall answer
The grain,
The wine,
The oil.
They shall answer
Jezreel.
I will sow him
For myself
In the land.
I will have pity
On Lo-ruhamah.
I will say to
Lo-ammi.
‘You are my people.’
He shall say.
‘You are my God.’”
Yahweh was very clear. On that day, he was going to respond to the heavens, just as the heavens would respond to earth. The earth would respond to the grain, wine, and oil. They would answer to Jezreel, that had been the residence of the kings of the northern kingdom of Israel. Yahweh was going to sow in the land itself. Finally, he would have pity and love for Lo-ruhamah, the not pitied one. He too would rename Lo-ammi, from not my people to you are my people. He was going to be their God. Thus, all would end well.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 