New King James Version NKJV
New International Version NIV
17 For I will take from her mouth the names of the Baals, And they shall be remembered by their name no more.
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I will remove the names of the Baals from her lips; no longer will their names be invoked.
18 In that day I will make a covenant for them With the beasts of the field, With the birds of the air, And with the creeping things of the ground. Bow and sword of battle I will shatter from the earth, To make them lie down safely.
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In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky and the creatures that move along the ground. Bow and sword and battle I will abolish from the land, so that all may lie down in safety.
19 "I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me In righteousness and justice, In lovingkindness and mercy;
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I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion.
20 I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness, And you shall know the Lord.
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I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the LORD.
21 "It shall come to pass in that day That I will answer," says the Lord; "I will answer the heavens, And they shall answer the earth.
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“In that day I will respond,” declares the LORD— “I will respond to the skies, and they will respond to the earth;
22 The earth shall answer With grain, With new wine, And with oil; They shall answer Jezreel.
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and the earth will respond to the grain, the new wine and the olive oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.
23 Then I will sow her for Myself in the earth, And I will have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy; Then I will say to those who were not My people, 'You are My people!' And they shall say, 'You are my God!' "
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I will plant her for myself in the land; I will show my love to the one I called ‘Not my loved one. ’ I will say to those called ‘Not my people, ’ ‘You are my people’; and they will say, ‘You are my God.’ ”
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