Hosea 2:18

16 In that day,” declares the LORD, “you will call Me ‘my Husband,’ and no longer call Me ‘my Master.’

17 For I will remove from her lips the names of the Baals; no longer will their names be invoked.

On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and weapons of war in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.

19 So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.

20 And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and weapons of war in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.
KJV
And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
WEB
In that day I will make a covenant for them with the animals of the field, and with the birds of the sky, and with the creeping things of the ground. I will break the bow, the sword, and the battle out of the land, and will make them lie down safely.
ASV
And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the birds of the heavens, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the land, and will make them to lie down safely.
DARBY
And I will make a covenant for them in that day with the beasts of the field, and with the fowl of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground; and I will break bow and sword and battle out of the land; and I will make them to lie down safely.
BLB
And I will make for them a covenant on that day, with the beasts of the field and with the birds of the heavens, and [with] the creeping things of the ground. And bow and sword and battle I will break off from the earth, and I will make them lie down in safety.
ÅB
Og jeg vil den dag gjøre en pakt for dem med markens dyr og himmelens fugler og jordens kryp; og bue og sverd og krig vil jeg sønderbryte og utrydde av landet, og jeg vil la dem bo i trygghet.
OTB
På den dagen vil jeg inngå en pakt for dem med markens dyr, himmelens fugler, og skapningene som beveger seg langs bakken. Jeg vil avskaffe bue, sverd og krig fra landet, så alle kan legge seg ned i trygghet.
B1930
Og jeg vil den dag gjøre en pakt for dem med markens dyr og himmelens fugler og jordens kryp; og bue og sverd og krig vil jeg sønderbryte og utrydde av landet, og jeg vil la dem bo i trygghet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 34:25

    I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.

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  • Ezekiel 39:9–10

    Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out, kindle fires, and burn up the weapons—the bucklers and shields, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them for fuel.

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  • Psalms 46:9

    He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.

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  • Isaiah 11:6–9

    The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.

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  • Jeremiah 23:6

    In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.

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  • Isaiah 65:25

    The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.

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  • Isaiah 2:4

    Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.

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  • Job 5:23

    For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.

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