Hosea 2:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.”

Hosea 2:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 2:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 2:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“In that day I will make a covenant for them with the animals of the field, and with the birds of the sky, and with the creeping things of the ground. I will break the bow, the sword, and the battle out of the land, and will make them lie down safely.”

Hosea 2:18 — World English Bible

Hosea 2:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the birds of the heavens, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the land, and will make them to lie down safely. ”

Hosea 2:18 — American Standard Version

Hosea 2:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And I have made to them a covenant in that day, with the beast of the field, And with the fowl of the heavens, And the creeping thing of the ground, And bow, and sword, and war I break from off the land, And have caused them to lie down confidently.”

Hosea 2:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 2:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And I will make a covenant for them in that day with the beasts of the field, and with the fowl of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground; and I will break bow and sword and battle out of the land; and I will make them to lie down safely. ”

Hosea 2:18 — Darby Translation

Hosea 2:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And in that day wil I make a couenant for them, with the wilde beasts, and with the foules of the heauen, and with that that creepeth vpon the earth: and I will breake the bowe, and the sworde and the battell out of the earth, and will make them to sleepe safely.”

Hosea 2:18 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 2:18 in Context — Hosea 2

16 And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.

17 For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.

18 And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.

19 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.

20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the Lord.

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What Does Hosea 2:18 Mean?

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