New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 2:18-23

18In that dayH3117I will also makeוְכָרַתִּ֨יve.kha.ra.TiH3772a covenantבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285for them With thebeastsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,The birdsע֣וֹףofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064And the creepingוְרֶ֖מֶשׂve.Re.mesH7431thingsH7431of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127. And I willabolishאֶשְׁבּ֣וֹר'esh.BorH7665the bowוְקֶ֨שֶׁתve.Ke.shetH7198,the swordוְחֶ֤רֶבve.Che.revH2719and warוּמִלְחָמָה֙u.mil.cha.MahH4421from the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, And will make themlieוְהִשְׁכַּבְתִּ֖יםve.hish.kav.TimH7901downH7901in safetyלָבֶֽטַח׃la.Ve.tachH983.

19I willbetrothוְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְve.'e.ras.TikhH781you to Me foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769;Yes, I will betrothוְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְve.'e.ras.TikhH781you to Me inrighteousnessבְּצֶ֣דֶקbe.Tze.dekH6664and in justiceוּבְמִשְׁפָּ֔טu.ve.mish.PatH4941,In lovingkindnessוּבְחֶ֖סֶדu.ve.Che.sedH2617and in compassionוּֽבְרַחֲמִֽים׃U.ve.ra.cha.MimH7356,

20And I will betrothוְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְve.'e.ras.TikhH781you to Me in faithfulnessבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530. Then you willknowוְיָדַ֖עַתְּve.ya.Da.'atH3045the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

21“It will comeוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961about in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thatI will respondאֶֽעֱנֶה֙'e.'e.NehH6030,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. “I will respondאֶעֱנֶ֖ה'e.'e.NehH6030to the heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and they will respondיַעֲנ֥וּya.'a.NuH6030to the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,

22And theearthוְהָאָ֣רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776will respondתַּעֲנֶ֔הta.'a.NehH6030to the grainהַדָּגָ֖ןha.da.GanH1715,to the newהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492and to the oilהַיִּצְהָ֑רhai.yitz.HarH3323,And they will respondיַעֲנ֥וּya.'a.NuH6030toJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃yiz.re.'ElH3157.

23I willsowוּזְרַעְתִּ֤יהָu.ze.ra'.Ti.haH2232her for Myself in the landH776.I will also haveH7355compassionH7355onher who had not obtainedH7355compassionH7355, AndI will sayוְאָמַרְתִּ֤יve.'a.mar.TiH559to those who werenot My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971, ‘You are My peopleעַמִּי־'a.mi-H5971!’ Andthey will sayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559, ‘You aremy Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃ פ'e.lo.HaiH430!’”

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