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16 At that time,| declares the LORD, |you will call, 'My husband'; you will never again call me, 'My master.' 17 For I will remove the names of the Baal idols from your lips, so that you will never again utter their names!| 18 At that time I will make a covenant for them with the wild animals, the birds of the air, and the creatures that crawl on the ground. I will abolish the warrior's bow and sword--that is, every weapon of warfare--from the land, and I will allow them to live securely.| 19 I will commit myself to you forever; I will commit myself to you in righteousness and justice, in steadfast love and tender compassion. 20 I will commit myself to you in faithfulness; then you will acknowledge the LORD.| Hosea 2:16-20, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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