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Hosea 2:18 KJV
Hosea · chapter 2 · verse 18
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.Hosea 2:18 · King James Version
Hosea 2:18 in context
16And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.
17For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
18And 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.
19And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.
20I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.
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Key words (Strong's)
- covenantbᵉrîytha compactH1285 →
- beastschayaliveH2416 →
- heavenshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
- groundʼădâmâhsoilH127 →
- fieldsâdeha fieldH7704 →
- fowlsʻôwpha bird , often collectivelyH5775 →
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