Hosea 2:16-23 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

16. I promise that from that day on, you will call me your husband instead of your master.

17. I will no longer even let you mention the names of those pagan gods that you called “Master”.

18. And I will agree to let you live in peace—you will no longer be attacked by wild animals and birds or by weapons of war.

19. I will accept you as my wife for ever, and instead of a bride price I will give you justice, fairness, love, kindness,

20. and faithfulness. Then you will truly know who I am.

21. I will command the sky to send rain on the earth,

22. and it will produce grain, grapes, and olives in Jezreel Valley.

23. I will scatter the seeds and show mercy to Lo-Ruhamah. I will say to Lo-Ammi, “You are my people,” and they will answer, “You are our God.”

Hosea 2