12 “And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees,
Of which she has said,
‘These are my wages that my lovers have given me.’
So I will make them a forest,
And the beasts of the field shall eat them.
Of which she has said,
‘These are my wages that my lovers have given me.’
So I will make them a forest,
And the beasts of the field shall eat them.
13 I will punish her
For the days of the Baals to which she burned incense.
She decked herself with her earrings and jewelry,
And went after her lovers;
But Me she forgot,” says the Lord.
For the days of the Baals to which she burned incense.
She decked herself with her earrings and jewelry,
And went after her lovers;
But Me she forgot,” says the Lord.
God’s Mercy on His People
14 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
Will bring her into the wilderness,
And speak1 comfort to her.
Will bring her into the wilderness,
And speak1 comfort to her.
15 I will give her her vineyards from there,
And athe Valley of Achor as a door of hope;
She shall sing there,
As in bthe days of her youth,
cAs in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt.
And athe Valley of Achor as a door of hope;
She shall sing there,
As in bthe days of her youth,
cAs in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt.
16 “And it shall be, in that day,”
Says the Lord,
“That you will call Me1 ‘My Husband,’
And no longer call Me1 ‘My Master,’
Says the Lord,
“That you will call Me1 ‘My Husband,’
And no longer call Me1 ‘My Master,’
17 For aI will take from her mouth the names of the Baals,
And they shall be remembered by their name no more.
And they shall be remembered by their name no more.
18 In that day I will make a acovenant for them
With the beasts of the field,
With the birds of the air,
And with the creeping things of the ground.
Bow and sword of battle bI will shatter from the earth,
To make them clie down safely.
With the beasts of the field,
With the birds of the air,
And with the creeping things of the ground.
Bow and sword of battle bI will shatter from the earth,
To make them clie down safely.
19 “I will betroth you to Me forever;
Yes, I will betroth you to Me
In righteousness and justice,
In lovingkindness and mercy;
Yes, I will betroth you to Me
In righteousness and justice,
In lovingkindness and mercy;
21 “It shall come to pass in that day
That aI will answer,” says the Lord;
“I will answer the heavens,
And they shall answer the earth.
That aI will answer,” says the Lord;
“I will answer the heavens,
And they shall answer the earth.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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