Hosea 2
New American Standard Bible 2020
Israel’s Unfaithfulness Condemned
11SayH559 to your brothersH251, “2AmmiH5971,” and to your sistersH269, “3RuhamahH7355.”2“DisputeH7378 with your motherH517, 4disputeH7378, BecauseH3588 she is 5not my wifeH802, and I am not her husbandH376; But she must removeH5493 her 6infidelityH2183 from her faceH6440 And her adulteryH5005 from betweenH996 her breastsH7699,3OtherwiseH6435, I will stripH6584 her 7nakedH6174 And exposeH3322 her as on the 8dayH3117 she was bornH3205. I will also 9makeH7760 her like a wildernessH4057, MakeH7896 her like desertH6723 landH776, And putH4191 her toH4191 deathH4191 with 10thirstH6772.4Also, I will takeH7355 noH3808 pityH7355 onH7355 her childrenH1121, BecauseH3588 they are 11childrenH1121 of infidelityH2183.5For their motherH517 has 12committedH2181 prostitutionH2181; She who conceivedH2029 them has actedH954 shamefullyH954. For she saidH559, ‘13I will goH1980 afterH310 my loversH157, Who 14giveH5414 me my breadH3899 and my waterH4325, My woolH6785 and my flaxH6593, my 15oilH8081 and my drinkH8250.’6ThereforeH3651, beholdH2009, I will 16obstructH7753 17her wayH1870 with 18thornsH5518, And I will buildH1443 19a stoneH1447 wallH1447 against her so that she cannotH3808 findH4672 her 20pathsH5410.7And she will 21pursueH7291 her loversH157, but she will not reachH5381 them; And she will seekH1245 them, but will not findH4672 them. Then she will sayH559, ‘22I will goH1980 backH7725 to my 23firstH7223 husbandH376, BecauseH3588 it was 24betterH2896 for me thenH227 thanH4480 nowH6258!’
8“Yet she does 25not knowH3045 that it was 26I myselfH595 who gaveH5414 her the grainH1715, the newH8492 wineH8492, and the oilH3323, And lavishedH7235 on her silverH3701 and goldH2091, Which they 27usedH6213 for BaalH1168.9ThereforeH3651, I will 2829takeH3947 backH7725 My grainH1715 at 30harvest timeH6256 And My newH8492 wineH8492 in its seasonH4150. I will also takeH5337 awayH5337 My woolH6785 and My flaxH6593 That I gave to coverH3680 her nakednessH6172.10So nowH6258 I will 31uncoverH1540 her 32lewdnessH5040 Before the eyesH5869 of her loversH157, And noH3808 oneH376 will rescueH5337 her from My handH3027.11I will also 33putH7673 anH7673 endH7673 toH7673 allH3605 her joyH4885, Her 34feastsH2282, her 35newH2320 moonsH2320, her SabbathsH7676, And allH3605 her festivalsH4150.12And I will 36destroyH8074 her vinesH1612 and figH8384 treesH8384, Of whichH834 she saidH559, ‘They are my wagesH866 forH866 prostitutionH866 WhichH834 my loversH157 have givenH5414 me.’ And I will 37turnH7760 them into a forestH3293, And the 38animalsH2421 of the fieldH7704 will devourH398 them.13I will punishH6485 her for the 39daysH3117 of the BaalsH1168 WhenH834 she used to 4041offerH6999 sacrificesH6999 to them And 42adornH5710 herself with her noseH5141 ringH5141 and jewelryH2484, And followH1980H310 her loversH157, so that she 43forgotH7911 Me,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.
Restoration of Israel
14“ThereforeH3651, beholdH2009, I am going to persuadeH6601 her, 44BringH1980 her into the wildernessH4057, And speakH1696 45kindlyH3820 to her.15Then I will giveH5414 her her 46vineyardsH3754 from thereH8033, And 47the 48ValleyH6010 of AchorH5911 as a doorH6607 of hopeH8615. And she will 4950respondH6031 thereH8033 as in the daysH3117 of her youthH5271, As in the 51dayH3117 when she wentH5927 upH5927 from the landH776 of EgyptH4714.16And it will comeH1961 aboutH1961 on that dayH3117,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “That you will callH7121 Me 5253my husbandH376 And noH3808 longerH5750 callH7121 Me my 54BaalH1180.17For 55I will removeH5493 the namesH8034 of the BaalsH1168 from her mouthH6310, So that they will noH3808 longerH5750 be 56mentionedH2142 by their namesH8034.18On that dayH3117 I will also makeH3772 a covenantH1285 for them With the 57animalsH2421 of the fieldH7704, The birdsH5775 of the skyH8064, And the crawlingH7431 thingsH7431 of the groundH127. And I will 5859eliminateH7665 the bowH7198, the swordH2719, and warH4421 from the landH776, And will let them 60lieH7901 downH7901 in safetyH983.19I will 61betrothH781 you to Me foreverH5769; Yes, I will betrothH781 you to Me in 62righteousnessH6664 and in justiceH4941, In favorH2617 and in compassionH7356,20And I will betrothH781 you to Me in faithfulnessH530. Then you will 63knowH3045 the LordH3068.
21“And it will comeH1961 aboutH1961 on that dayH3117 that 64I will respondH6030,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. “I will respondH6030 to the heavensH8064, and they will respondH6030 to the earthH776,22And the 65earthH776 will respondH6030 to the grainH1715, to the newH8492 wineH8492, and to the oilH3323, And they will respondH6030 to 66JezreelH3157.23I will 67sowH2232 her for Myself in the landH776. 68I will also haveH7355 compassionH7355 onH7355 69her who had not obtainedH7355 compassionH7355, And 70I will sayH559 to 71those who were 72not My peopleH5971, ‘You are My peopleH5971!’ And 73they will sayH559, ‘You are my GodH430!’”
Notes
- 1. Hosea 2:1 Ch 2:3 in Heb ↩
- 2. Hosea 2:1 I.e., my people ↩
- 3. Hosea 2:1 I.e., she has obtained compassion ↩
- 4. Hosea 2:2 Ezek 23:45; Hos 2:5; 4:5 ↩
- 5. Hosea 2:2 Is 50:1 ↩
- 6. Hosea 2:2 Jer 3:1, 9, 13 ↩
- 7. Hosea 2:3 Jer 13:22; Ezek 16:7, 22, 39 ↩
- 8. Hosea 2:3 Ezek 16:4 ↩
- 9. Hosea 2:3 Is 32:13, 14; Hos 13:15 ↩
- 10. Hosea 2:3 Jer 14:3; Amos 8:11-13 ↩
- 11. Hosea 2:4 Jer 13:14 ↩
- 12. Hosea 2:5 Is 1:21; Jer 2:25; 3:1, 2; Hos 3:1 ↩
- 13. Hosea 2:5 Is 1:21; Jer 2:25; 3:1, 2; Hos 3:1 ↩
- 14. Hosea 2:5 Jer 44:17, 18; Hos 2:12 ↩
- 15. Hosea 2:5 Hos 2:8 ↩
- 16. Hosea 2:6 Job 19:8; Lam 3:7, 9 ↩
- 17. Hosea 2:6 As in some ancient versions; MT your ↩
- 18. Hosea 2:6 Hos 9:6; 10:8 ↩
- 19. Hosea 2:6 Lit her stone wall so that ↩
- 20. Hosea 2:6 Jer 18:15 ↩
- 21. Hosea 2:7 Hos 5:13 ↩
- 22. Hosea 2:7 Luke 15:17, 18 ↩
- 23. Hosea 2:7 Jer 2:2; 3:1; Ezek 16:8; 23:4 ↩
- 24. Hosea 2:7 Jer 14:22; Hos 13:6 ↩
- 25. Hosea 2:8 Is 1:3 ↩
- 26. Hosea 2:8 Ezek 16:19 ↩
- 27. Hosea 2:8 Or made into the ↩
- 28. Hosea 2:9 Lit return and take My ↩
- 29. Hosea 2:9 Hos 8:7; 9:2 ↩
- 30. Hosea 2:9 Lit its time ↩
- 31. Hosea 2:10 Ezek 16:37 ↩
- 32. Hosea 2:10 Or shame ↩
- 33. Hosea 2:11 Jer 7:34; 16:9 ↩
- 34. Hosea 2:11 Hos 3:4; Amos 5:21; 8:10 ↩
- 35. Hosea 2:11 Is 1:13, 14 ↩
- 36. Hosea 2:12 Jer 5:17; 8:13 ↩
- 37. Hosea 2:12 Is 5:5; 7:23 ↩
- 38. Hosea 2:12 Hos 13:8 ↩
- 39. Hosea 2:13 Hos 4:13; 11:2 ↩
- 40. Hosea 2:13 Or burn incense ↩
- 41. Hosea 2:13 Jer 7:9 ↩
- 42. Hosea 2:13 Ezek 16:12, 17; 23:40 ↩
- 43. Hosea 2:13 Hos 4:6; 8:14; 13:6 ↩
- 44. Hosea 2:14 Ezek 20:33-38 ↩
- 45. Hosea 2:14 Lit upon her heart ↩
- 46. Hosea 2:15 Ezek 28:25, 26 ↩
- 47. Hosea 2:15 Josh 7:26 ↩
- 48. Hosea 2:15 Lit Valley of Trouble ↩
- 49. Hosea 2:15 Or give answer ↩
- 50. Hosea 2:15 Jer 2:1-3; Ezek 16:8-14 ↩
- 51. Hosea 2:15 Hos 11:1; 12:9, 13; 13:4 ↩
- 52. Hosea 2:16 Heb Ishi ↩
- 53. Hosea 2:16 Is 54:5; Hos 2:7 ↩
- 54. Hosea 2:16 Also meaning husband in Heb, besides a name for false gods ↩
- 55. Hosea 2:17 Ex 23:13; Josh 23:7; Ps 16:4 ↩
- 56. Hosea 2:17 Or remembered ↩
- 57. Hosea 2:18 Job 5:23; Is 11:6-9; Ezek 34:25 ↩
- 58. Hosea 2:18 Lit break ↩
- 59. Hosea 2:18 Is 2:4; Ezek 39:1-10 ↩
- 60. Hosea 2:18 Lev 26:5; Jer 23:6; Ezek 34:25 ↩
- 61. Hosea 2:19 Is 62:4, 5 ↩
- 62. Hosea 2:19 Is 1:27; 54:6-8 ↩
- 63. Hosea 2:20 Jer 31:33, 34; Hos 6:6; 13:4 ↩
- 64. Hosea 2:21 Is 55:10; Zech 8:12; Mal 3:10, 11 ↩
- 65. Hosea 2:22 Jer 31:12; Joel 2:19 ↩
- 66. Hosea 2:22 I.e., God sows ↩
- 67. Hosea 2:23 Jer 31:27 ↩
- 68. Hosea 2:23 Hos 1:6 ↩
- 69. Hosea 2:23 Heb Lo-ruhamah ↩
- 70. Hosea 2:23 Rom 9:25; 1 Pet 2:10 ↩
- 71. Hosea 2:23 Heb Lo-ammi ↩
- 72. Hosea 2:23 Hos 1:9 ↩
- 73. Hosea 2:23 Lit he ↩
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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