11. I will put an end to all her celebrations: her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths —all her festivals.
12. I will devastate her vines and fig trees. She thinks that these are her wagesthat her lovers have given her.I will turn them into a thicket, and the wild animals will eat them.
13. And I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, put on her rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers,but forgot Me. This is the Lord’s declaration.
14. Therefore, I am going to persuade her,lead her to the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.
15. There I will give her vineyards back to her and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope.There she will respond as she didin the days of her youth, as in the day she came out of the land of Egypt.
16. In that day —this is the Lord’s declaration —you will call Me, “My husband,” and no longer call Me, “My Baal.”
17. For I will remove the names of the Baalsfrom her mouth;they will no longer be remembered by their names.
18. On that day I will make a covenant for themwith the wild animals, the birds of the sky,and the creatures that crawl on the ground. I will shatter bow, sword,and weapons of war in the land and will enable the people to rest securely.
19. I will take you to be My wife forever. I will take you to be My wife in righteousness,justice, love, and compassion.
20. I will take you to be My wife in faithfulness,and you will know Yahweh.
21. On that day I will respond —this is the Lord’s declaration.I will respond to the sky,and it will respond to the earth.
22. The earth will respond to the grain, the new wine, and the oil,and they will respond to Jezreel.
23. I will sow her in the land for Myself, and I will have compassion on No Compassion;I will say to Not My People: You are My people, and he will say, “You are My God.”