Hosea 2:18-20
International Standard Version
18 I will make a covenant with them at that time,
a covenant[a] with the wild animals of the field,
with the birds of the air,
and with the creatures of the ground.
I will banish[b] the battle bow, the sword, and war from the earth.
I will cause my people[c] to lie down where it is safe.
19 I will make you my wife forever—
I will make you my wife in a way that is righteous,
in a manner that is just,
by a love that is gracious,
and by a motive that is mercy.
20 I will make you my wife because of my[d] faithfulness,
and you will know the Lord.
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:18 The Heb. lacks a covenant
- Hosea 2:18 Lit. break
- Hosea 2:18 Lit. cause them
- Hosea 2:20 Lit. wife in
Hosea 2:18-20
Lexham English Bible
18 I will make a covenant for them on that day,
with the animals[a] of the field,
with the birds[b] of the heaven, and
with the creeping things[c] of the ground;
the bow, the sword, and the war I will abolish from the land, and I will let them lie down in safety.
19 And I will take you as my wife forever;
I will take you as a wife for myself in righteousness and in justice,
in steadfast love and in mercy.
20 I will take you as my wife[d] in faithfulness,
and you will know Yahweh.
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:18 Hebrew “animal”
- Hosea 2:18 Hebrew “bird”
- Hosea 2:18 Hebrew “creeping thing”
- Hosea 2:20 Literally “I will take you as a wife to me”
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