He will restore us in a very short time; he will heal us in a little while, so that we may live in his presence.

At that time, I will destroy the military power of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.”

Ephraim will be ruined in the day of judgment! What I am declaring to the tribes of Israel will certainly take place!

“At that time,” declares the Lord, “you will call, ‘My husband’; you will never again call me, ‘My master.’

“At that time, I will willingly respond,” declares the Lord. “I will respond to the sky, and the sky will respond to the ground;

The roar of battle will rise against your people; all your fortresses will be devastated, just as Shalman devastated Beth Arbel on the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to the ground with their children.

“At that time I will make a covenant for them with the wild animals, the birds of the air, and the creatures that crawl on the ground. I will abolish the warrior’s bow and sword – that is, every weapon of warfare – from the land, and I will allow them to live securely.”