Hosea 2:14-23 - Israel's Adultery Forgiven
14 Therefore, behold, I will entice her into the wilderness, and speak kindly to her. 15 I will give her vineyards from there and the valley of Achor for a door of hope. She will sing there as in the days of her youth and in the day when she came up out of Egypt. 16 It will be at that day, said Jehovah; you will call me 'husband' (Ishi). You will no longer call me my 'master' (ba'ali). 17 For I will take away the names of the Baals out of her mouth, and they will no more be mentioned by their name. 18 At that time I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the birds of the heavens, and with the creeping things of the ground. I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the land, and will make them lie down in safety. 19 I will engage you to me for a very long time! Yes I will engage you to me in righteousness, and in justice, and in loving kindness, and in mercies. 20 I will even engage you to me in faithfulness. Then you will know Jehovah. 21 It will happen in that day. I will answer, said Jehovah, I will answer the heavens, and they will answer the earth! 22 The earth will answer the grain, and the new wine, and the oil; and they will answer Jezreel. 23 And I will sow her to me in the earth! I will have mercy (compassion) on her who had not obtained mercy. I will say to those who were not my people: 'You are my people!' They will answer: 'You are my God!'