“‘Then I passed by you and saw you, and you were indeed at the age for love. So I spread the edge of my garment over you and covered your nakedness.(A) I pledged myself to you,(B) entered into a covenant with you—this is the declaration of the Lord God—and you became mine.(C)

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“‘Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spread the corner of my garment(A) over you and covered your naked body. I gave you my solemn oath and entered into a covenant(B) with you, declares the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.(C)

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59 “‘For this is what the Lord God says: I will deal with you according to what you have done, since you have despised the oath by breaking the covenant.(A) 60 But I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish a permanent covenant with you.(B) 61 Then you will remember your ways(C) and be ashamed when you[a] receive your older and younger sisters. I will give them to you as daughters, but not because of your covenant. 62 I will establish my covenant with you,(D) and you will know that I am the Lord,

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  1. 16:61 Some LXX mss, Syr read I

59 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will deal with you as you deserve, because you have despised my oath by breaking the covenant.(A) 60 Yet I will remember the covenant(B) I made with you in the days of your youth,(C) and I will establish an everlasting covenant(D) with you. 61 Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed(E) when you receive your sisters, both those who are older than you and those who are younger. I will give them to you as daughters,(F) but not on the basis of my covenant with you. 62 So I will establish my covenant(G) with you, and you will know that I am the Lord.(H)

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16 In that day—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
you will call me “my husband”(A)
and no longer call me “my Baal.”[a]
17 For I will remove the names of the Baals
from her mouth;
they will no longer be remembered by their names.
18 On that day I will make a covenant for them
with the wild animals, the birds of the sky,
and the creatures that crawl on the ground.(B)
I will shatter bow, sword,
and weapons of war in the land[b](C)
and will enable the people to rest securely.(D)
19 I will take you to be my wife forever.(E)
I will take you to be my wife in righteousness,
justice, love, and compassion.(F)
20 I will take you to be my wife in faithfulness,
and you will know the Lord.(G)

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  1. 2:16 Or my master
  2. 2:18 Or war on the earth

16 “In that day,” declares the Lord,
    “you will call me ‘my husband’;(A)
    you will no longer call me ‘my master.[a]
17 I will remove the names of the Baals from her lips;(B)
    no longer will their names be invoked.(C)
18 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.(D)
Bow and sword and battle
    I will abolish(E) from the land,
    so that all may lie down in safety.(F)
19 I will betroth(G) you to me forever;
    I will betroth you in[b] righteousness and justice,(H)
    in[c] love and compassion.(I)
20 I will betroth you in[d] faithfulness,
    and you will acknowledge(J) the Lord.(K)

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  1. Hosea 2:16 Hebrew baal
  2. Hosea 2:19 Or with
  3. Hosea 2:19 Or with
  4. Hosea 2:20 Or with