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Hosea 2:15-23
Amplified Bible
Hosea 2:15-23
Amplified Bible
15
“Then I will give her her vineyards from there,
And make the Valley of Achor a door of hope and expectation [anticipating the time when I will restore My favor on her].
And she will sing there and respond as in the days of her youth
As in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt.(A)
16
“It shall come about in that day,” says the Lord,
“That you will call Me Ishi (my husband)
And will no longer call Me Baali (my [a]Baal).
17
“For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth,
So that they will no longer be mentioned or remembered by their names.(B)
18
“And in that day I will make a covenant for Israel
With the animals of the open country
And with the birds of the heavens
And with the creeping things of the ground.
And I will abolish the bow and the sword and [banish] war from the land
And will make them lie down in safety.
19
“And I will betroth you (Israel) to Me forever;
Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice,
In lovingkindness and loyalty, and in compassion.
20
“I will betroth you to Me in stability and in faithfulness.
Then you will know (recognize, appreciate) the Lord [and respond with loving faithfulness].
21
“It will come about in that day that I will respond,” says the Lord.
“I will respond to the heavens [which ask for rain to pour on the earth], and they will respond to the earth [which begs for the rain],
22
And the earth shall respond to the grain and the new wine and the oil [which beg it to bring them forth],
And they will respond to Jezreel [My Israel, who will now be restored].
23
“I will sow her for Myself in the land.
I will also have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy;
And I will say to those who were not My people,
‘You are My people,’
And they will say, ‘You are my God!’”(C)
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:16 This was a loaded term meaning “owner,” “lord,” or “husband,” and as “lord” it also became a word for pagan gods. Some or perhaps most of the idolatry in which Israel engaged probably were attempts to represent the true God as an idol, such as a Baal.
Hosea 2:15-23
New International Version
Hosea 2:15-23
New International Version
15 There I will give her back her vineyards,
and will make the Valley of Achor[a](A) a door of hope.
There she will respond[b](B) as in the days of her youth,(C)
as in the day she came up out of Egypt.(D)
16 “In that day,” declares the Lord,
“you will call me ‘my husband’;(E)
you will no longer call me ‘my master.[c]’
17 I will remove the names of the Baals from her lips;(F)
no longer will their names be invoked.(G)
18 In that day I will make a covenant for them
with the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
and the creatures that move along the ground.(H)
Bow and sword and battle
I will abolish(I) from the land,
so that all may lie down in safety.(J)
19 I will betroth(K) you to me forever;
I will betroth you in[d] righteousness and justice,(L)
in[e] love and compassion.(M)
20 I will betroth you in[f] faithfulness,
and you will acknowledge(N) the Lord.(O)
21 “In that day I will respond,”
declares the Lord—
“I will respond(P) to the skies,
and they will respond to the earth;
22 and the earth will respond to the grain,
the new wine and the olive oil,(Q)
and they will respond to Jezreel.[g](R)
23 I will plant(S) her for myself in the land;
I will show my love to the one I called ‘Not my loved one.[h](T)’
I will say to those called ‘Not my people,[i]’ ‘You are my people’;(U)
and they will say, ‘You are my God.(V)’”
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:15 Achor means trouble.
- Hosea 2:15 Or sing
- Hosea 2:16 Hebrew baal
- Hosea 2:19 Or with
- Hosea 2:19 Or with
- Hosea 2:20 Or with
- Hosea 2:22 Jezreel means God plants.
- Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-Ruhamah (see 1:6)
- Hosea 2:23 Hebrew Lo-Ammi (see 1:9)
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