Hosea 2:16-23 ▼

16 On that day—oracle of the LORD— You shall call me “My husband,” and you shall never again call me “My baal.”

17 I will remove from her mouth the names of the Baals; they shall no longer be mentioned by their name.

18 I will make a covenant for them on that day, with the wild animals, With the birds of the air, and with the things that crawl on the ground. Bow and sword and warfare I will destroy from the land, and I will give them rest in safety.

19 I will betroth you to me forever: I will betroth you to me with justice and with judgment, with loyalty and with compassion;

20 I will betroth you to me with fidelity, and you shall know the LORD.

21 On that day I will respond—oracle of the LORD— I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth;

22 The earth will respond to the grain, and wine, and oil, and these will respond to Jezreel.

23 I will sow her for myself in the land, and I will have pity on Not-Pitied. I will say to Not-My-People, “You are my people,” and he will say, “My God!”