15 Then I will give her her (A)vineyards from there,
And (B)the [a]Valley of Achor as a door of hope.
And she will [b](C)respond there as in the days of her youth,
As in the (D)day when she went up from the land of Egypt.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 2:15 Lit Valley of Trouble
  2. Hosea 2:15 Or give answer

15 From there I will give her her vineyards
    and make the Valley of Achor a door of hope.
There she shall respond as in the days of her youth,
    as at the time when she came out of the land of Egypt.(A)

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15 And I will give her vinedressers out of the same place, and the valley of Achor for an opening of hope: and she shall sing there according to the days of her youth, and according to the days of her coming up out of the land of Egypt.

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To Start All Over Again

14-15 “And now, here’s what I’m going to do:
    I’m going to start all over again.
I’m taking her back out into the wilderness
    where we had our first date, and I’ll court her.
I’ll give her bouquets of roses.
    I’ll turn Heartbreak Valley into Acres of Hope.
She’ll respond like she did as a young girl,
    those days when she was fresh out of Egypt.

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