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13 I will punish her for the days with the Baals, on which she repeatedly offered incense to them.
    She adorned herself with her rings[a] and her jewelry,
    and then she chased after her lovers,
    and she forgot me, declares the Lord.
14 But watch! I am going to court her.
    I will bring her into the wilderness.
    I will speak tenderly to her.
15 There I will give her vineyards back to her.
    The Valley of Achor[b] will be a door of hope.
    She will respond there as in the days of her youth,
    as in the day she came up from the land of Egypt.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 2:13 Either earrings or nose rings
  2. Hosea 2:15 Valley of Achor means Valley of Trouble. It refers to the location of the incident caused by Achan in Joshua 7.

13 I will punish her for the days
    she burned incense(A) to the Baals;(B)
she decked herself with rings and jewelry,(C)
    and went after her lovers,(D)
    but me she forgot,(E)
declares the Lord.(F)

14 “Therefore I am now going to allure her;
    I will lead her into the wilderness(G)
    and speak tenderly to her.
15 There I will give her back her vineyards,
    and will make the Valley of Achor[a](H) a door of hope.
There she will respond[b](I) as in the days of her youth,(J)
    as in the day she came up out of Egypt.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 2:15 Achor means trouble.
  2. Hosea 2:15 Or sing