15. Then I will punish her for the days of the Baalim to whom she would burn incense— adorning herself with her rings and jewelry, going after her lovers— but Me she forgot.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
16. “So then, I Myself will entice her, I will bring her into the wilderness and speak to her heart.
17. I will give her back her vineyards from there and make the valley of Achor a door of hope. She will respond there— as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of the land of Egypt.
18. In that day—it is a declaration of Adonai— you will proclaim, ‘My husband,’ and never again call Me, ‘My Baal.’
19. Then I will remove the names of the Baalim out of her mouth, no longer to be mentioned by their name.
20. In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, the flying creatures in the sky, and the creeping things on the ground. I will break into pieces the bow and sword and warfare from the land, and I will cause them to lie down securely.
21. Then I will betroth you to Me forever—yes, I will betroth you to Me with righteousness, justice, covenant loyalty and compassion.
22. I will betroth you to Me with faithfulness, and you will know Adonai.
23. So it will be in that day, I will respond —it is a declaration of adonai— I will respond to the skies, and they will respond to the earth,
24. and the earth will respond with grain, new wine, and fresh oil— and they will respond with ‘Jezreel!’
25. I will sow her in the land for Myself. I will have compassion on Lo-ruhamah. I will say to Lo-ammi, ‘You are My people!’ and they will say, ‘My God!’”