Thematic Bible: Of restoration
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"Wherefore behold: I will call her again, bring her into a wilderness, and speak friendly unto her. There will I give her, her vineyards again; yea, and the valley of Achor also, to show her hope and comfort. Then shall she sing there as in the time of her youth, and like as in the day when she came out of the land of Egypt. Then, sayeth the LORD, she shall say unto me, 'O my husband,' and shall call me no more Baal. read more.
For I will take away those names of Baal from her mouth, yea she shall never remember their names any more. Then will I make a covenant with them, with the wild beasts, with the fowls of the air, and with everything that creepeth upon the earth. As for bow, sword and battle, I will destroy such out of the land, and will make them to sleep safely. Thus will I marry thee unto mine own self forevermore: yea even to myself will I marry thee, in righteousness, in equity, in loving-kindness, and mercy. In faith also will I marry thee, unto myself, and thou shalt know the LORD. At the same time will I show myself friendly and gracious unto the heavens, sayeth the LORD: and the heavens shall help the earth, and the earth shall help the corn, wine, and oil, and they shall help Jezreel. I will sow them upon earth, for a seed to mine own self, and will have mercy upon her, that was without mercy. And to them which were not my people, I will say, 'Thou art my people.' And he shall say, 'Thou art my God.'"
For I will take away those names of Baal from her mouth, yea she shall never remember their names any more. Then will I make a covenant with them, with the wild beasts, with the fowls of the air, and with everything that creepeth upon the earth. As for bow, sword and battle, I will destroy such out of the land, and will make them to sleep safely. Thus will I marry thee unto mine own self forevermore: yea even to myself will I marry thee, in righteousness, in equity, in loving-kindness, and mercy. In faith also will I marry thee, unto myself, and thou shalt know the LORD. At the same time will I show myself friendly and gracious unto the heavens, sayeth the LORD: and the heavens shall help the earth, and the earth shall help the corn, wine, and oil, and they shall help Jezreel. I will sow them upon earth, for a seed to mine own self, and will have mercy upon her, that was without mercy. And to them which were not my people, I will say, 'Thou art my people.' And he shall say, 'Thou art my God.'"
therefore have I not turned me to destroy Ephraim in my wrathful displeasure. For I am God, and no man: I am even that holy one in the midst of thee, though I came not within the city. The LORD roareth like a lion, that they may follow him. Yea, as a lion roareth he, that they may be afraid like the children of the sea: that they may be scattered away from Egypt, as men scare birds: and frayed away, as doves used to be, from the Assyrians' land: and that because I would have them tarry at home, sayeth the LORD.
Therefore shall sorrows come upon him, as upon a woman that travaileth. An indiscreet son is he: for he considereth not, that he should not have been able to have endured in the time of his birth, had not I defended him from the grave, and delivered him from death. O death, I will be thy death: O hell, I will be thy sting.
Ephraim, what have ye any more to do with idols? I have healed him and looked on him. I will be as a great fir tree, and of me shall thy fruit be found.