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Hosea 2:18-20
Revised Standard Version
Hosea 2:18-20
Revised Standard Version
18 And I will make for you[a] a covenant on that day with the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the creeping things of the ground; and I will abolish[b] the bow, the sword, and war from the land; and I will make you lie down in safety. 19 And I will betroth you to me for ever; I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love, and in mercy. 20 I will betroth you to me in faithfulness; and you shall know the Lord.
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- Hosea 2:18 Heb them
- Hosea 2:18 Heb break
Hosea 2:18-20
New International Version
Hosea 2:18-20
New International Version
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.(A)
Bow and sword and battle
I will abolish(B) from the land,
so that all may lie down in safety.(C)
19 I will betroth(D) you to me forever;
I will betroth you in[a] righteousness and justice,(E)
in[b] love and compassion.(F)
20 I will betroth you in[c] faithfulness,
and you will acknowledge(G) the Lord.(H)
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- Hosea 2:19 Or with
- Hosea 2:19 Or with
- Hosea 2:20 Or with
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