“Do(A) not fear, for you will not be ashamed;
Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame;
For you will forget the shame of your youth,
And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.

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“Do not be afraid;(A) you will not be put to shame.(B)
    Do not fear disgrace;(C) you will not be humiliated.
You will forget the shame of your youth(D)
    and remember no more the reproach(E) of your widowhood.(F)

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10 (A)Fear not, (B)for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

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10 So do not fear,(A) for I am with you;(B)
    do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen(C) you and help(D) you;
    I will uphold you(E) with my righteous right hand.(F)

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Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,

(A)“Behold, I lay in Zion
A chief cornerstone, elect, precious,
And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”

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For in Scripture it says:

“See, I lay a stone in Zion,
    a chosen and precious cornerstone,(A)
and the one who trusts in him
    will never be put to shame.”[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:6 Isaiah 28:16

19 Surely, (A)after my turning, I repented;
And after I was instructed, I struck myself on the thigh;
I was (B)ashamed, yes, even humiliated,
Because I bore the reproach of my youth.’

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19 After I strayed,(A)
    I repented;
after I came to understand,
    I beat(B) my breast.
I was ashamed(C) and humiliated
    because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’(D)

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(A)Instead of your shame you shall have double honor,
And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion.
Therefore in their land they shall possess double;
Everlasting joy shall be theirs.

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Instead of your shame(A)
    you will receive a double(B) portion,
and instead of disgrace
    you will rejoice in your inheritance.
And so you will inherit(C) a double portion in your land,
    and everlasting joy(D) will be yours.

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16 They shall be (A)ashamed
And also disgraced, all of them;
They shall go in confusion together,
Who are makers of idols.
17 (B)But Israel shall be saved by the Lord
With an (C)everlasting salvation;
You shall not be ashamed or (D)disgraced
Forever and ever.

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16 All the makers of idols will be put to shame and disgraced;(A)
    they will go off into disgrace together.
17 But Israel will be saved(B) by the Lord
    with an everlasting salvation;(C)
you will never be put to shame or disgraced,(D)
    to ages everlasting.

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“Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,
You people (A)in whose heart is My law:
(B)Do not fear the reproach of men,
Nor be afraid of their insults.

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“Hear me, you who know what is right,(A)
    you people who have taken my instruction to heart:(B)
Do not fear the reproach of mere mortals
    or be terrified by their insults.(C)

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Israel Will Return to God

Then the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by a (A)lover[a] and is committing adultery, just like the love of the Lord for the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love the raisin cakes of the pagans.

So I bought her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver, and one and one-half homers of barley. And I said to her, “You shall (B)stay with me many days; you shall not play the harlot, nor shall you have a man—so, too, will I be toward you.”

For the children of Israel shall abide many days (C)without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, without (D)ephod or (E)teraphim. Afterward the children of Israel shall return and (F)seek the Lord their God and (G)David their king. They shall fear the Lord and His goodness in the (H)latter days.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 3:1 Lit. friend or husband

Hosea’s Reconciliation With His Wife

The Lord said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress.(A) Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.(B)

So I bought her for fifteen shekels[a] of silver and about a homer and a lethek[b] of barley. Then I told her, “You are to live with me many days; you must not be a prostitute or be intimate with any man, and I will behave the same way toward you.”

For the Israelites will live many days without king or prince,(C) without sacrifice(D) or sacred stones,(E) without ephod(F) or household gods.(G) Afterward the Israelites will return and seek(H) the Lord their God and David their king.(I) They will come trembling(J) to the Lord and to his blessings in the last days.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 3:2 That is, about 6 ounces or about 170 grams
  2. Hosea 3:2 A homer and a lethek possibly weighed about 430 pounds or about 195 kilograms.

An Everlasting Covenant

60 “Nevertheless I will (A)remember My covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish (B)an everlasting covenant with you. 61 Then (C)you will remember your ways and be ashamed, when you receive your older and your younger sisters; for I will give them to you for (D)daughters, (E)but not because of My covenant with you. 62 (F)And I will establish My covenant with you. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, 63 that you may (G)remember and be ashamed, (H)and never open your mouth anymore because of your shame, when I provide you an atonement for all you have done,” says the Lord God.’ ”

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60 Yet I will remember the covenant(A) I made with you in the days of your youth,(B) and I will establish an everlasting covenant(C) with you. 61 Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed(D) when you receive your sisters, both those who are older than you and those who are younger. I will give them to you as daughters,(E) but not on the basis of my covenant with you. 62 So I will establish my covenant(F) with you, and you will know that I am the Lord.(G) 63 Then, when I make atonement(H) for you for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed(I) and never again open your mouth(J) because of your humiliation, declares the Sovereign Lord.(K)’”

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14 “Fear not, you (A)worm Jacob,
You men of Israel!
I will help you,” says the Lord
And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

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14 Do not be afraid,(A) you worm(B) Jacob,
    little Israel, do not fear,
for I myself will help(C) you,” declares the Lord,
    your Redeemer,(D) the Holy One(E) of Israel.

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43 Because (A)you did not remember the days of your youth, but [a]agitated Me with all these things, surely (B)I will also recompense your [b]deeds on your own head,” says the Lord God. “And you shall not commit lewdness in addition to all your abominations.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 16:43 So with LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT were agitated with Me
  2. Ezekiel 16:43 Lit. way

43 “‘Because you did not remember(A) the days of your youth but enraged me with all these things, I will surely bring down(B) on your head what you have done, declares the Sovereign Lord. Did you not add lewdness to all your other detestable practices?(C)

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22 And in all your abominations and acts of harlotry you did not remember the days of your (A)youth, (B)when you were naked and bare, struggling in your blood.

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22 In all your detestable practices and your prostitution you did not remember the days of your youth,(A) when you were naked and bare,(B) kicking about in your blood.(C)

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