New English Translation
Hosea 2:17
17For I will remove the names of the Baal idols from your lips, so that you will never again utter their names!”
Hosea 2:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
- New International Version (NIV)I will remove the names of the Baals from her lips; no longer will their names be invoked.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be remembered by name no more.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For I will take from her mouth the names of the Baals, And they shall be remembered by their name no more.
Context of Hosea 2:17
15From there I will give back her vineyards to her, and turn the “Valley of Trouble” into an “Opportunity for Hope.” There she will sing as she did when she was young, when she came up from the land of Egypt. 16“At that time,” declares the Lord, “you will call, ‘My husband’; you will never again call me, ‘My master.’ For I will remove the names of the Baal idols from your lips, so that you will never again utter their names!” 18“At that time 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 the warrior’s bow and sword – that is, every weapon of warfare – from the land, and I will allow them to live securely.” 19I will commit myself to you forever; I will commit myself to you in righteousness and justice, in steadfast love and tender compassion.
Read all of Hosea 2Hosea 2:17 word by word
וַהֲסִרֹתִ֛י אֶת־שְׁמ֥וֹת הַבְּעָלִ֖ים מִפִּ֑יהָ וְלֹֽא־יִזָּכְר֥וּ ע֖וֹד בִּשְׁמָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Hosea 2:17
- Exodus 23:13“Pay attention to do everything I have told you, and do not even mention the names of other gods – do not let them be heard on your lips.
- Joshua 23:7or associate with these nations that remain near you. You must not invoke or make solemn declarations by the names of their gods! You must not worship or bow down to them!
- Psalms 16:4their troubles multiply, they desire other gods. I will not pour out drink offerings of blood to their gods, nor will I make vows in the name of their gods.
- Zechariah 13:2And also on that day,” says the Lord who rules over all, “I will remove the names of the idols from the land and they will never again be remembered. Moreover, I will remove the prophets and the unclean spirit from the land.
- Jeremiah 10:11You people of Israel should tell those nations this: ‘These gods did not make heaven and earth. They will disappear from the earth and from under the heavens.’
Commentaries on Hosea 2:17
- 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. 17To prevent confusion between the Lord and Baal, God would remove Baal's names from the speech of the Israelites.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. Baalim--plural, expressing the various images of Baal, which, according to the places of their erection, received various names, Baal-gad, Baal-ammon, &c.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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