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13 I will punish her for all the times she burned incense
    as an offering to other gods—the Baals.
        She put on her rings and jewelry,
            and she chased after her lovers.
                She forgot me,” declares Yahweh.

The Lord Continues to Love Israel

14 “That is why I’m going to win her back.
    I will lead her into the desert.
    I will speak tenderly to her.
15 I will give her vineyards there.
    I will make the valley of Achor [Disaster] a door of hope.
        Then she will respond as she did when she was young,
            as she did 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