Hosea 2:20

20 I will commit myself to you in faithfulness;
then
The vav consecutive on the suffix conjugation verb וְיָדַעַתְּ (veyadaat, “then you will know”) introduces a result clause (cf. NASB, CEV).
you will acknowledge
Or “know.” The term יָדַע (yada’, “know, acknowledge”) is often used in covenant contexts. It can refer to the suzerain’s acknowledgment of his covenant obligations to his vassal or to the vassal’s acknowledgment of his covenant obligations to his suzerain. When used in reference to a vassal, the verb “know” is metonymical (cause for effect) for “obey.” See H. Huffmann, “The Treaty Background of Hebrew yādaʿ,” BASOR 181 (1966): 31-37.
the Lord.”
The MT reads יְהוָה (yehvah, “the Lord”); however, many Hebrew mss read כִּי אָנִי (ki ani, “that it is I”), as also reflected in the Latin Vulgate (cf. CEV “know who I am”).

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