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Hosea 2:13-15
The Voice
Hosea 2:13-15
The Voice
13 I swear that I’ll punish her for honoring other masters[a] on My special days,
even her burning incense to those false gods.
She got dressed up in her rings and jewelry;
she went after her lovers, and she forgot about Me.
14 But once she has nothing, I’ll be able to get through to her.
I’ll entice her and lead her out into the wilderness where we can be alone,
and I’ll speak right to her heart and try to win her back.
15 And then I’ll give her back her vineyards;
I’ll turn the valley of Achor, that “Valley of Trouble,”[b]
into a gateway of hope.
This is where Achan was judged for keeping forbidden spoils of war when Israel first entered into the land after the exodus.
In the wilderness of exile she’ll learn to respond to Me
the way she did when she was young, when I brought her out of Egypt.
Footnotes
- 2:13 Hebrew, baals
- 2:15 Joshua 7:24
Hosea 2:13-15
New International Version
Hosea 2:13-15
New International Version
13 I will punish her for the days
she burned incense(A) to the Baals;(B)
she decked herself with rings and jewelry,(C)
and went after her lovers,(D)
but me she forgot,(E)”
declares the Lord.(F)
14 “Therefore I am now going to allure her;
I will lead her into the wilderness(G)
and speak tenderly to her.
15 There I will give her back her vineyards,
and will make the Valley of Achor[a](H) a door of hope.
There she will respond[b](I) as in the days of her youth,(J)
as in the day she came up out of Egypt.(K)
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:15 Achor means trouble.
- Hosea 2:15 Or sing
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