Hosea 2:13-15
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13 I will punish her because she burned incense to the idols of Baal. I will punish her because she made herself beautiful with jewels when she went to sleep with her lovers. I will punish her because she did those things but she forgot about me.
That is what the Lord says.
The Lord still loves his people
14 But listen! One day, I will speak kind words to her. I will lead her into the wilderness. I will tell her that I love her.[a] 15 There, I will give her the vineyards that she had before. I will change Trouble Valley into a place where there is hope.[b] She will be happy with me there, as she was when she was young. That was the time when she came out of Egypt.[c]
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- 2:14 The wilderness was the place where God first became like Israel's husband. See verses 16, 19, 20.
- 2:15 Trouble Valley (the valley of Achor) was the place where an Israelite man did not obey God. See Joshua 7:24-26.
- 2:15 The Israelites had been slaves in Egypt. God rescued them and they travelled through the wilderness to the special land that God would give them as their new home.
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