Hosea 2:16-23

New Living Translation

¹⁶When that day comes,” says the Lord,
    “you will call me ‘my husband’
    instead of ‘my master.’^[a]
¹⁷O Israel, I will wipe the many names of Baal from your lips,
    and you will never mention them again.
¹⁸On that day I will make a covenant
    with all the wild animals and the birds of the sky
and the animals that scurry along the ground
    so they will not harm you.
I will remove all weapons of war from the land,
    all swords and bows,
so you can live unafraid
    in peace and safety.
¹⁹I will make you my wife forever,
    showing you righteousness and justice,
    unfailing love and compassion.
²⁰I will be faithful to you and make you mine,
    and you will finally know me as the Lord.

²¹“In that day, I will answer,”
    says the Lord.
“I will answer the sky as it pleads for clouds.
    And the sky will answer the earth with rain.
²²Then the earth will answer the thirsty cries
    of the grain, the grapevines, and the olive trees.
And they in turn will answer,
    ‘Jezreel’—‘God plants!’
²³At that time I will plant a crop of Israelites
    and raise them for myself.
I will show love
    to those I called ‘Not loved.’^[b]
And to those I called ‘Not my people,’^[c]
    I will say, ‘Now you are my people.’
And they will reply, ‘You are our God!’”