17 For (A)I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be remembered by name no more. 18 And (B)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 (C)I will abolish[a] the bow, the sword, and war from the land, and I will make you lie down in (D)safety. 19 And I will betroth you to me (E)forever. (F)I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy.

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  1. Hosea 2:18 Hebrew break

17 I will remove the names of the Baals from her lips;(A)
    no longer will their names be invoked.(B)
18 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.(C)
Bow and sword and battle
    I will abolish(D) from the land,
    so that all may lie down in safety.(E)
19 I will betroth(F) you to me forever;
    I will betroth you in[a] righteousness and justice,(G)
    in[b] love and compassion.(H)

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  1. Hosea 2:19 Or with
  2. Hosea 2:19 Or with