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God’s Mercy on Israel

14 Therefore, I will allure her,
    and bring her into the wilderness,
    and speak tenderly to her.
15 From there, I will give her vineyards to her,
    and the Valley of Achor as a door of hope.
She will respond there as in the days of her youth,
    and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.

16 On that day, declares the Lord,
    you will call Me, “My husband,”
    and will no longer call Me, “My Baal.”[a]
17 I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth,
    and they will no longer be remembered by their name.

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  1. Hosea 2:16 Or My master.

14 “Therefore I am now going to allure her;
    I will lead her into the wilderness(A)
    and speak tenderly to her.
15 There I will give her back her vineyards,
    and will make the Valley of Achor[a](B) a door of hope.
There she will respond[b](C) as in the days of her youth,(D)
    as in the day she came up out of Egypt.(E)

16 “In that day,” declares the Lord,
    “you will call me ‘my husband’;(F)
    you will no longer call me ‘my master.[c]
17 I will remove the names of the Baals from her lips;(G)
    no longer will their names be invoked.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 2:15 Achor means trouble.
  2. Hosea 2:15 Or sing
  3. Hosea 2:16 Hebrew baal