Hosea 2:18

Hosea 2:18

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,’

17 For ^aI will take from her mouth the names of the Baals,
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.

19 “I will betroth you to Me forever;
Yes, I will betroth you to Me
In righteousness and justice,
In lovingkindness and mercy;

20 I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness,
And ^ayou shall know the Lord.

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.

22 The earth shall answer
With grain,
With new wine,
And with oil;
They shall answer¹ Jezreel.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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for them—for their benefit.

covenant . . . with the beasts—not to hurt them (Job 5:23). They shall fulfil the original law of their creation by becoming subject to man, when man fulfils the law of his being by being subject to God. To be realized fully in millennial times (Isaiah 11:6-9).

break the bow . . . out of the earth—rather, "out of the land"; that is, I will break and remove war out of the earth (Psalms 46:9); and "out of the land" of Israel first (Isaiah 2:4; Ezekiel 39:9-10; Zechariah 9:9-10).

lie down—A reclining posture is the usual one with Orientals when not in action.

safely— (Jeremiah 23:6).

**Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hosea 2:18:**

Job 5:23
Psalms 76:3
Isaiah 9:6
Isaiah 11:6
Isaiah 28:15
Isaiah 35:9
Ezekiel 34:25
Joel 3:10
Micah 5:5
Haggai 2:9
Zechariah 9:10
Zechariah 11:10
Revelation 4:8

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