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14 Wherefore beholde, I wyll allure her and bryng her into the wildernesse, and speake frendly vnto her. 15 From thence wyll I geue her her vineyardes agayne, yea and the valley of Achor for an entry of hope: and she shall sing there as in the dayes of her youth, and as in the day when she came vp out of the lande of Egypt. 16 And at that day (saith the Lord) thou shalt call me, O my husbande, and shalt call me no more Baal. 17 For I wyll take away those names of Baal from her mouth, yea she shall neuer remember their names any more. 18 Then wyll I make a couenaunt for them, with the beastes of the fielde, with the foules of the ayre, and with euery thing that creepeth vpon the earth: As for bowe, sworde, and battayle, I wyll destroy out of the lande, and wyll make them to sleepe safely. 19 And I wyll marry thee vnto myne owne selfe for euer, yea euen to my selfe wyll I marry thee in righteousnes, in iudgement, in louing kindnesse and mercy. 20 In faythfulnesse also wyll I marry thee vnto my selfe, and thou shalt know the Lorde. 21 At the same tyme wyll I shewe my selfe gratious vnto the heauens saith the Lorde, and the heauens shall helpe the earth: 22 And the earth shall helpe the corne, wine, and oyle: and they shall helpe Iezrahel. 23 And I wyll sowe her for my selfe in the earth, and wyll haue mercy vpon her that had not obtayned mercy: And to them whiche were not my people, I wyll say, Thou art my people: and they shall say, Thou art my God. Hosea 2:14-23, Bishops' Bible of 1568. Public domain.
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