16 And at that day, saith the Lord, thou shalt call me [a]Ishi, and shalt call me no more [b]Baali.

17 For I will take away the names of Baal out of her mouth, and they shall be no more remembered by their [c]names.

18 And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the [d]wild beasts, and with the fowls of the heaven, and with that that creepeth upon the earth: and I will break the bow, and the sword and the battle out of the earth: and will make them to sleep safely.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 2:16 That is, mine husband, knowing that I am joined to thee by an inviolable covenant.
  2. Hosea 2:16 That is, my master: which name was applied to their idols.
  3. Hosea 2:17 No idolatry shall once come into their mouth, but they shall serve me purely according to my word.
  4. Hosea 2:18 Meaning, that he will so bless them that all creatures shall favor them.

16 “In that day,” declares the Lord,
    “you will call me ‘my husband’;(A)
    you will no longer call me ‘my master.[a]
17 I will remove the names of the Baals from her lips;(B)
    no longer will their names be invoked.(C)
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.(D)
Bow and sword and battle
    I will abolish(E) from the land,
    so that all may lie down in safety.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 2:16 Hebrew baal