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16 |It will come about at that time,| declares the LORD, |that you will address me as 'My husband,' and you will no longer call me 'My master'. 17 I will remove the names of the Baals from her vocabulary — they will not be remembered by their names anymore. 18 I will make a covenant with them at that time, a covenant with the wild animals of the field, with the birds of the air, and with the creatures of the ground. I will banish the battle bow, the sword, and war from the earth. I will cause my people to lie down where it is safe. 19 I will make you my wife forever— I will make you my wife in a way that is righteous, in a manner that is just, by a love that is gracious, and by a motive that is mercy. 20 I will make you my wife because of my faithfulness, and you will know the LORD. 21 |It will come about at that time that I will respond,| declares the LORD, |I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth. 22 The earth will respond with grain, new wine, and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel. 23 I will plant my people in the land for myself. I will show mercy on her who has received no mercy I will say to those who are not my people, 'You are my people!' and they will say, 'You are my God.'| Hosea 2:16-23, Intl. Standard Version. Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation.
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