Hos 2:18 | NETfull | STEP | “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.”

Hosea 2:18

New Covenant Relationship with Repentant Israel

18 “At that time ^{▼▼ Heb “And in that day” (so KJV, ASV).} 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 ^{▼▼ Heb “I will break”; NAB “I will destroy”; NCV “I will smash”; NLT “I will remove.”} the warrior’s bow and sword
– that is, every weapon of warfare ^{▼▼ Heb “bow and sword and warfare.” The first two terms in the triad וְקֶשֶׁת וְחֶרֶב וּמִלְחָמָה (v^eqeshet v^ekherev umilkhamah, literally, “bow and sword and warfare”) are examples of synecdoche of specific (bow and sword) for general (weapons of war, so CEV). However, they might be examples of metonymy (bow and sword) of association (warfare).} – from the land,
and I will allow them to live securely.” ^{▼▼ Heb “and I will cause them to lie down in safety.” The causative nuance (“will make them”) is retained in several English versions (e.g., KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV).}