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14 |That is why I'm going to win her back. I will lead her into the desert. I will speak tenderly to her. 15 I will give her vineyards there. I will make the valley of Achor [Disaster] a door of hope. Then she will respond as she did when she was young, as she did when she came out of Egypt. 16 |On that day she will call me her husband,| declares the LORD. |She will no longer call me her master. 17 I won't allow her to say the names of other gods called Baal. She will never again call out their names. 18 |On that day I will make an arrangement with the wild animals, the birds, and the animals that crawl on the ground. I will destroy all the bows, swords, and weapons of war, so people can live safely. 19 |Israel, I will make you my wife forever. I will be honest and faithful to you. I will show you my love and compassion. 20 I will be true to you, my wife. Then you will know the LORD. 21 |On that day I will answer your [prayers],| declares the LORD. |I will speak to the sky, it will speak to the earth, 22 and the earth will produce grain, new wine, and olive oil. You will produce many crops, Jezreel. 23 I will plant my people in the land. Those who are not loved I will call my loved ones. Those who are not my people I will call my people. Then they will say, 'You are our God!'| Hosea 2:14-23, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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