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13 I will punish her for the festival days of the Baals,
    when she offered incense to them
and decked herself with her ring and jewellery,
    and went after her lovers,
    and forgot me, says the Lord.

14 Therefore, I will now persuade her,
    and bring her into the wilderness,
    and speak tenderly to her.
15 From there I will give her her vineyards,
    and make the Valley of Achor a door of hope.
There she shall respond as in the days of her youth,
    as at the time when she came out of the land 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