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.
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
Will bring her into the wilderness,
And speak1 comfort to her.
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.
Says the Lord,
“That you will call Me1 ‘My Husband,’
And no longer call Me1 ‘My Master,’
And they shall be remembered by their name no more.
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.
Yes, I will betroth you to Me
In righteousness and justice,
In lovingkindness and mercy;
That aI will answer,” says the Lord;
“I will answer the heavens,
And they shall answer the earth.
| << Hosea 2:13 | Hosea 2:15 >> |
American Standard Version
Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.
Amplified® Bible
Therefore, behold, I will allure her [Israel] and bring her into the wilderness, and I will speak tenderly {and} to her heart.
Contemporary English Version
Israel, I, the LORD, will lure you into the desert and speak gently to you.
Darby English Version
Therefore behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak to her heart.
Good News Bible
So I am going to take her into the desert again; there I will win her back with words of love.
King James Version
Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.
New American Standard Bible
"Therefore, behold, I will allure her, Bring her into the wilderness And speak kindly to her.
New International Version
"Therefore I am now going to allure her;
I will lead her into the desert
and speak tenderly to her.
New King James Version
“ Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
Will bring her into the wilderness,
And speak comfort to her.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Therefore, behold, I will allure her, Bring her into the wilderness And speak kindly to her.
Revised Standard Version
"Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.
Young's Literal Translation
Therefore, lo, I am enticing her, And have caused her to go to the wilderness, And I have spoken unto her heart,
New English Translation
However, in the future I will allure her;1 I will lead2 her back into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.
| << Hosea 2:13 | Hosea 2:15 >> |
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