Hosea 2:16-18

New International Reader's Version

¹⁶ “A new day is coming,” announces the Lord.
    “Israel will call me ‘my husband.’
    She will no longer call me ‘my master.’
¹⁷ She will no longer speak about the gods
    that are named Baal.
    She will not pray to them for help anymore.
¹⁸ At that time I will make a covenant
    for the good of my people.
I will make it with the wild animals
    and the birds in the sky.
It will also be made with the creatures
    that move along the ground.
I will remove bows and swords
    and other weapons of war from the land.
    Then my people can lie down in safety.