Hosea 2:18

“And I will make for them a covenant on that day with the animals of the field, and with the birds of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground; and bow and sword and war I will break from the land, and I will make them lie down in safety.”

Hosea 2:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Hosea 2:18, word by word

And I will makeכָרַתִּיcharati

make a covenant

Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.

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a covenantבְּרִיתberit

covenant

The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.

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on that dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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with the animalsחַיַּתchayat

beast

Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.

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of the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

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and with the birdsעוֹףof

bird

The animals with wings and feathers that fly through the sky: doves, eagles, ravens.

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of the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

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and the creeping thingsרֶמֶשׂremes

creeping thing

Creeping things: animals that move along the ground or glide, reptiles and small animals. From the same root as "creep".

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of the groundאֲדָמָהadama

soil

Farmland, or dust.

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and bowקֶשֶׁתkeshet

bow

A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.

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and swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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and warמִלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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I will breakאֶשְׁבּוֹרeshbor

break

To break something to pieces.

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from the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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and I will make them lie downהִשְׁכַּבְתִּיhishkavti

lie down

To lie down to sleep or rest.

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in safetyבֶטַחvetach

security, safely

Security, confidence; living "securely", without fear. Sometimes unsuspecting.

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The context

17And I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they will no longer be remembered by their name.

18 · This verse (above)

19And I will betroth you to me forever; and I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, and in loyal love and in compassion.

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