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13 I will punish her for all the times
    she burned incense to the Baals.
She put on her rings and jewelry
    and went chasing after her lovers,
but she forgot me!”
    says the Lord.

14 “So I am going to attract her;
    I will lead her into the desert
    and speak tenderly to her.
15 There I will give her back her vineyards,
    and I will make the Valley of Trouble a door of hope.
There she will respond as when she was young,
    as when she came out of Egypt.”

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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