God’s Word Translation
Hosea 2:16
16“On that day she will call me her husband,” declares the Lord. “She will no longer call me her master.
Hosea 2:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.
- New International Version (NIV)“In that day,” declares the Lord, “you will call me ‘my husband’; you will no longer call me ‘my master.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)"And in that day, declares the Lord, you will call me 'My Husband,' and no longer will you call me 'My Baal.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And it shall be, in that day,” Says the Lord, “That you will call Me ‘My Husband,’ And no longer call Me ‘My Master,’
Context of Hosea 2:16
14“That is why I’m going to win her back. I will lead her into the desert. I will speak tenderly to her. 15I will give her vineyards there. I will make the valley of Achor [Disaster] a door of hope. Then she will respond as she did when she was young, as she did when she came out of Egypt. “On that day she will call me her husband,” declares the Lord. “She will no longer call me her master. 17I won’t allow her to say the names of other gods called Baal. She will never again call out their names. 18“On that day I will make an arrangement with the wild animals, the birds, and the animals that crawl on the ground. I will destroy all the bows, swords, and weapons of war, so people can live safely.
Read all of Hosea 2Hosea 2:16 word by word
וְהָיָ֤ה בַיּוֹם־הַהוּא֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה תִּקְרְאִ֖י אִישִׁ֑י וְלֹֽא־תִקְרְאִי־לִ֥י ע֖וֹד בַּעְלִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Hosea 2:16
- Hosea 2:7She will run after her lovers, but she won’t catch them. She will search for them, but she won’t find them. Then she will say, ‘I’ll go back to my first husband. Things were better for me than they are now.’
- Isaiah 54:5Your husband is your maker. His name is the Lord of Armies. Your defender is the Holy One of Israel. He is called the God of the whole earth.
- Jeremiah 3:14“Come back, you rebellious people,” declares the Lord. “I’m your husband. I will take you, one from every city and two from every family, and bring you to Zion.
- John 3:29“The groom is the person to whom the bride belongs. The best man, who stands and listens to him, is overjoyed when the groom speaks. This is the joy that I feel.
- 2 Corinthians 11:2I’m as protective of you as God is. After all, you’re a virgin whom I promised in marriage to one man—Christ.
- Ephesians 5:25Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it.
- Revelation 19:7Let us rejoice, be happy, and give him glory because it’s time for the marriage of the lamb. His bride has made herself ready.
Commentaries on Hosea 2:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Thou shalt call me Ishi - That is, my man, or my husband; a title of love and affection; and not Baali, my master, a title exciting fear and apprehension; which, howsoever good in itself, was now rendered improper to be applied to Jehovah, having been prostituted to false gods. This intimated that they should scrupulously avoid idolatry; and they had such a full proof of the inefficacy of their idolatrous worship that, after their captivity, they never…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-23Verses 14-23 After these judgments the Lord would deal with Israel more gently. By the promise of rest in Christ we are invited to take his yoke upon us; and the work of conversion may be forwarded by comforts as well as by convictions. But usually the Lord drives us to despair of earthly joy, and help from ourselves, that, being shut from every other door, we may knock at Mercy's gate. From that time Israel would be more truly attached to the Lord; no…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16that day: This phrase is important in the prophets. It refers to the coming day of the Lord (see Joel 1:15; 2:1; Amos 5:18), when the Lord will act decisively in human history for his people. you will call Me ‘my Husband,’ and no longer call Me ‘my Master: On this day, Israel will have a new relationship with God. Israel will no longer call God “master” (Hebrew ba‘al), which suggests subservience and was also the name of the main Canaanite fertility god…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. Ishi ... no more Baali--"my Husband ... no more my Lord." Affection is the prominent idea in "Husband"; rule, in "Lord." The chief reason for the substitution of Husband for Lord appears in Ho 2:17; namely, Baali, the Hebrew for my Lord, had been perverted to express the images of Baal, whose name ought not to be taken on their lips (Ex 23:13; Zec 13:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Hosea 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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