In that day I will make a covenant for them with the animals of the field, and with the birds of the sky, and with the creeping things of the ground. I will break the bow, the sword, and the battle out of the land, and will make them lie down safely.
Hosea 2:16 It will be in that day,” says Yahweh, “that you will call me ‘my husband,’ and no longer call me ‘my master.’
Hosea 2:17 For I will take away the names of the Baals out of her mouth, and they will no longer be mentioned by name.
Hosea 2:18 In that day I will make a covenant for them with the animals of the field, and with the birds of the sky, and with the creeping things of the ground. I will break the bow, the sword, and the battle out of the land, and will make them lie down safely.
Hosea 2:19 I will betroth you to me forever. Yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness, in justice, in loving kindness, and in compassion.
Hosea 2:20 I will even betroth you to me in faithfulness; and you shall know Yahweh.
The verse centers on "make", "covenant", "animals", "field", "birds", "creeping", "things", and "ground". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "make" and "covenant", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 17's "For I will take away the names..." into verse 19's "I will betroth you to me forever...", so "make" and "covenant" belong inside that flow. In Hosea context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "make" and "covenant" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.