Hosea 2:18-23

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)

²¹ “In that day I will respond,”
    declares the Lord—
“I will respond^(I) to the skies,
    and they will respond to the earth;
²² and the earth will respond to the grain,
    the new wine and the olive oil,^(J)
    and they will respond to Jezreel.^[d](K)
23 I will plant^(L) her for myself in the land;
    I will show my love to the one I called ‘Not my loved one.^[e](M)’
I will say to those called ‘Not my people,^[f]’ ‘You are my people’;^(N)
    and they will say, ‘You are my God.^(O)’”