18 In that day I will make a covenant for them

with the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky

and the creatures that move along the ground.u

Bow and sword and battle

I will abolishv from the land,

so that all may lie down in safety.w

19 I will betrothx you to me forever;

I will betroth you ine righteousness and justice,y

inf love and compassion.z

20 I will betroth you ing faithfulness,

and you will acknowledgea the Lord.b

21 “In that day I will respond,”

declares the Lord—

“I will respondc to the skies,

and they will respond to the earth;

22 and the earth will respond to the grain,

the new wine and the olive oil,d

and they will respond to Jezreel.h e

23 I will plantf her for myself in the land;

I will show my love to the one I called ‘Not my loved one.i g’

I will say to those called ‘Not my people,j’ ‘You are my people’;h

and they will say, ‘You are my God.i’ ”