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Alluring a Wayward Wife

14 “Therefore, look! I will now allure her.
    I will make her go out to the wilderness,
        and will speak to her heart.
15 There I will restore her vineyards to her,
    and the Valley of Achor will become a doorway to hope.
There she will respond as she did in her youth,
    when she came up from Egypt.”

The Restoration of Israel

16 “It will come about at that time,”
    declares the Lord,
“that you will address me as ‘My husband,’
    and you will no longer call me ‘My master’.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 2:16 Heb. baali, a word play alluding to the Canaanite deity of a similar name

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

16 “In that day,” declares the Lord,
    “you will call me ‘my husband’;(F)
    you will no longer call me ‘my master.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 2:15 Achor means trouble.
  2. Hosea 2:15 Or sing
  3. Hosea 2:16 Hebrew baal