Hosea 2
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Hosea 2:18-23

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.”

19I will commit myself to you forever; I will commit myself to you in righteousness and justice, in steadfast love and tender compassion.

20I will commit myself to you in faithfulness; then you will acknowledge the Lord.”

21“At that time, I will willingly respond,” declares the Lord. “I will respond to the sky, and the sky will respond to the ground;

22then the ground will respond to the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil; and they will respond to ‘God Plants’ (Jezreel)!

23Then I will plant her as my own in the land. I will have pity on ‘No Pity’ (Lo-Ruhamah). I will say to ‘Not My People’ (Lo-Ammi), ‘You are my people!’ And he will say, ‘You are my God!’”

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