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14 “Therefore behold, I will allure her,
    and bring her into the wilderness,
    and speak tenderly to her.
15 I will give her vineyards from there,
    and the valley of Achor for a door of hope;
and 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 It will be in that day,” says Yahweh,
    “that you will call me ‘my husband,’
    and no longer call me ‘my master.’
17 For I will take away the names of the Baals out of her mouth,
    and they will no longer be mentioned by name.

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Restoration of Israel

14 “Therefore, behold, I am going to persuade her,
(A)Bring her into the wilderness,
And speak [a]kindly to her.
15 Then I will give her her (B)vineyards from there,
And (C)the [b]Valley of Achor as a door of hope.
And she will [c](D)respond there as in the days of her youth,
As in the (E)day when she went up from the land of Egypt.
16 And it will come about on that day,” declares the Lord,
“That you will call Me [d](F)my husband
And no longer call Me my [e]Baal.
17 For (G)I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth,
So that they will no longer be [f]mentioned by their names.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 2:14 Lit upon her heart
  2. Hosea 2:15 Lit Valley of Trouble
  3. Hosea 2:15 Or give answer
  4. Hosea 2:16 Heb Ishi
  5. Hosea 2:16 Also meaning husband in Heb, besides a name for false gods
  6. Hosea 2:17 Or remembered