Yet, I will love the descendants of Judah. I will rescue them because I am the Lord their God. I won’t use bows, swords, wars, horses, or horsemen to rescue them.” Hosea 1:7 GW
“On that day I will make an arrangement with the wild animals, the birds, and the animals that crawl on the ground. I will destroy all the bows, swords, and weapons of war, so people can live safely. Hosea 2:18 GW
“Israel, I will make you my wife forever. I will be honest and faithful to you. I will show you my love and compassion. I will be true to you, my wife. Then you will know the Lord. Hosea 2:19-20 GW
“On that day I will answer your ⌞prayers⌟,” declares the Lord. “I will speak to the sky, it will speak to the earth, and the earth will produce grain, new wine, and olive oil. You will produce many crops, Jezreel. Hosea 2:21-22 GW
“No one should accuse other people or bring charges against them. My case is against you priests. During the day you stumble, and during the night the prophets stumble with you. So I will destroy your mother, ⌞the nation of Israel⌟. I will destroy my people because they are ignorant. You have refused to learn, so I will refuse to let you be my priests. You have forgotten the teachings of your God, so I will forget your children. Hosea 4:4-6 GW
Prostitutes, old wine, and new wine have robbed them of their senses. My people ask their wooden idols for help. A piece of wood tells them what to do. A spirit of prostitution leads them astray. They commit adultery by giving themselves to other gods. Hosea 4:11-12 GW
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper. May there be peace inside your walls and prosperity in your palaces.” Psalms 122:6-7 GW
Yet, I will love the descendants of Judah. I will rescue them because I am the Lord their God. I won’t use bows, swords, wars, horses, or horsemen to rescue them.”
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“On that day she will call me her husband,” declares the Lord. “She will no longer call me her master.
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“On that day I will make an arrangement with the wild animals, the birds, and the animals that crawl on the ground. I will destroy all the bows, swords, and weapons of war, so people can live safely.
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“Israel, I will make you my wife forever. I will be honest and faithful to you. I will show you my love and compassion. I will be true to you, my wife. Then you will know the Lord.
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“On that day I will answer your ⌞prayers⌟,” declares the Lord. “I will speak to the sky, it will speak to the earth, and the earth will produce grain, new wine, and olive oil. You will produce many crops, Jezreel.
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“No one should accuse other people or bring charges against them. My case is against you priests. During the day you stumble, and during the night the prophets stumble with you. So I will destroy your mother, ⌞the nation of Israel⌟. I will destroy my people because they are ignorant. You have refused to learn, so I will refuse to let you be my priests. You have forgotten the teachings of your God, so I will forget your children.
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Prostitutes, old wine, and new wine have robbed them of their senses. My people ask their wooden idols for help. A piece of wood tells them what to do. A spirit of prostitution leads them astray. They commit adultery by giving themselves to other gods.
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“Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah. Blow the trumpet in Ramah. Sound the alarm at Beth Aven, you descendants of Benjamin.
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I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the house of the Lord.”
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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper. May there be peace inside your walls and prosperity in your palaces.”
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