Hosea 2:18

Hosea 2:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
• New International Version (NIV)In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky and the creatures that move along the ground. Bow and sword and battle I will abolish from the land, so that all may lie down in safety.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will make for them a covenant on that day with the beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground. And I will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land, and I will make you lie down in safety.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In that day I will make a covenant for them With the beasts of the field, With the birds of the air, And with the creeping things of the ground. Bow and sword of battle I will shatter from the earth, To make them lie down safely.

Context of Hosea 2:18

16The Lord says this: When that happens, you will call me, ‘My husband’. You will never again call me, ‘Baal, my master’. 17I will never again let you speak the names of the idols of Baal. At that time, I will make a promise that nothing will hurt my people. I will make an agreement with the wild animals, with the birds in the fields and with the animals that move along the ground. I will remove from their land all the weapons that soldiers use to fight wars. I will destroy their swords and their bows and arrows. I will allow my people to live safely in peace. 19Israel, I will make you my wife for ever. I will promise to help you in a way that is right and fair. I will be kind to you with a faithful love. 20I will promise to be a faithful husband for you. Then you will know me as the Lord.

Hosea 2:18 word by word

וְכָרַתִּ֨י לָהֶ֤ם בְּרִית֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא עִם־חַיַּ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וְעִם־ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְרֶ֖מֶשׂ הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה וְקֶ֨שֶׁת וְחֶ֤רֶב וּמִלְחָמָה֙ אֶשְׁבּ֣וֹר מִן־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְהִשְׁכַּבְתִּ֖ים לָבֶֽטַח׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• will I makeכָּרַתkârath · to cut: make(covenant)H3772
• a covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• for them with the beastsחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416
• of the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• and with the fowlsעוֹף‛ôph · birdH5775
• of heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• the creeping thingsרֶ֫מֶשׂremeώ · creepingH7431
• of the groundאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• and I will breakשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• the bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• and the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• and the battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• out of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and will make them to lie downשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• safelyבֶּ֫טַחbeţach · securityH983

Cross-references for Hosea 2:18

• Isaiah 2:11The Lord will bring proud people down low. People who boast will have to stop. On that day, people will see that only the Lord is great.
• Isaiah 26:1At that time, people will sing this song in Judah: We have a strong city, where we are safe. The Lord has made it safe, like strong walls that protect us all round.
• Zechariah 2:11‘On that day, the people from many countries will come to me, the Lord, and they will become my people. I will live among you. You will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me.
• Zechariah 14:4On that day, the Lord's feet will stand on the Mount of Olives. This mountain is east of Jerusalem. It will break in two from east to west and it will make a wide valley. Half of the mountain will move north and half of the mountain will move south.
• Job 5:23The stones in your fields will not give you trouble. The wild animals will not attack you.
• Psalms 91:1If anyone lives in Almighty God's safe place, the Most High God protects that person.
• Isaiah 11:6When he is king, wolves will live beside lambs! Leopards will lie down with young goats! Young cows and lions will feed together, and a young child will take care of them!
• Isaiah 65:25At that time, wolves and lambs will eat together. Lions will eat straw like cows. A snake's food will be dirt. Nothing will hurt or destroy anything else anywhere on my holy mountain.’ That is what the Lord says.
• Ezekiel 34:25I will make an agreement with them, that I will give them peace. I will remove the dangerous wild animals from the land. Then they can live there safely, even in the wilderness. They will not be afraid when they sleep in the forests.
• Psalms 46:9All over the world, he causes wars to finish. He destroys the soldiers' bows and spears. He burns their shields in a fire.
• Isaiah 2:4God will be the judge between different nations. When they argue together, he will say who is right. They will take their swords and they will make them into ploughs. Their spears will become knives to cut their vines. Nations will no longer need weapons to attack other nations. They will not prepare to fight wars any more.
• Ezekiel 39:9Then those who live in Israel's towns will go out. They will pick up the weapons and they will burn them. They will burn the small and large shields, the heavy sticks, the throwing sticks and the sharp pointed sticks (swords). They will use them to make their fires. They will have enough wood for seven years of fires.
• Micah 4:3He will judge between the people of many nations When they argue together, he will decide who is right. He will cause strong nations everywhere to stop fighting each other. They fight with swords and spears. But at that time, they will make their swords into ploughs. They will make their spears into knives to cut their vines. Nations will no longer need weapons to fight each other. They will never prepare to fight wars again.
• Zechariah 9:10I will take away the chariots from Ephraim, and the horses of war from Jerusalem. The bows of war will be broken. He will speak to all the countries and wars will finish. He will rule from sea to sea. He will rule from the river Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
• Leviticus 26:5The people will harvest grain until the grapes are ready to eat. They will harvest the grapes until it is the time to plant seeds. They will have all the food to eat that they need. I will keep them safe in their land.
• Psalms 23:2He takes me to green fields where I can rest. He leads me to streams of water where I can drink.

Commentaries on Hosea 2:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Will I make a covenant for them - I will make an agreement between them and the birds, beasts, and reptiles, so that they shall not be injured by those; their flocks shall not be destroyed, nor their crops spoiled. I will also prevent every species of war, that they may no more have the calamities that arise from that source. They shall also be safe from robbers and nightly alarms; for I will make them to lie down in safety.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-23Verses 14-23 After these judgments the Lord would deal with Israel more gently. By the promise of rest in Christ we are invited to take his yoke upon us; and the work of conversion may be forwarded by comforts as well as by convictions. But usually the Lord drives us to despair of earthly joy, and help from ourselves, that, being shut from every other door, we may knock at Mercy's gate. From that time Israel would be more truly attached to the Lord; no…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18On that day, the Lord will make a covenant (special agreement) with his creation and people. It will be an agreement of peace and safety.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. for them--for their benefit. covenant ... with the beasts--not to hurt them (Job 5:23). They shall fulfil the original law of their creation by becoming subject to man, when man fulfils the law of his being by being subject to God. To be realized fully in millennial times (Is 11:6-9). break the bow ... out of the earth--rather, "out of the land"; that is, I will break and remove war out of the earth (Psa 46:9); and "out of the land" of Israel first…Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 2:18

• God Continued...
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus, the Christ
• Nation
• Peace

In the dictionaries

• That Day
• Hedge
• Thorn
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Covenant, the New
• Heavens, New (and Earth, New)
• Hosea
• Prophecy; Prophets
• Song of Songs
• War; Warfare

Commentaries on Hosea 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings