2:18 “At that time 1 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 2 the warrior’s bow and sword
– that is, every weapon of warfare 3 – from the land,
and I will allow them to live securely.” 4
4:6 You have destroyed 5 my people
by failing to acknowledge me!
Because you refuse to acknowledge me, 6
I will reject you as my priests.
Because you reject 7 the law of your God,
I will reject 8 your descendants.
8:7 They sow the wind,
and so they will reap the whirlwind!
The stalk does not have any standing grain;
it will not produce any flour.
Even if it were to yield grain,
foreigners would swallow it all up.