14. "So now I am going to draw her back to me. I will lead her into the desert. There I will speak tenderly to her.
15. I will give her back her vineyards. I will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope for her. Then she will love me, as she did when she was young. She will love me just as she did when she came up out of Egypt.
16. "A new day is coming," announces the Lord. "Israel will call me My Husband. She will no longer call me My Master.
17. She will no longer speak about the gods that are named after Baal. She will not pray to them for help anymore.
18. At that time I will make a covenant for the good of my people. I will make it with the wild animals and the birds of the air. It will also be made with the creatures that move on the ground. I will remove bows and swords and other weapons of war from the land. Then my people can lie down in safety.