BibleGateway: Hosea 2:14-23 ESV Text: Hosea 2:14-23 KJV Text: Hosea 2:14-23 The section starts at about 2:5 and ends at about 3:49      14 Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness,… Even though Israel was unfaithful to the Lord, He was always ready to love her, turn her from her sin, and take her as His own.