Hosea 2:8-13
Lexham English Bible
8 But she did not know
that it was I who gave her
grain, new wine, and oil,
and who gave her silver in abundance,
and gold which they made into a Baal.
9 Therefore I will take again
my grain in its time,
and my wine in its season;
and I will take away my wool and my flax,
which were to cover her nakedness.
10 And now I will uncover her nakedness
before the eyes of her lovers,
and no one will rescue her from my hand.
11 And I will put an end to all her mirth,
her festivals,[a] her new moons,[b] and her Sabbaths,[c]
and all her appointed festivals;[d]
12 and I will lay waste to her vines[e] and her fig trees,[f]
of which she said,
“They are my payment for prostitution,
which my lovers gave to me.”
I will make them a forest,
and the wild animals[g] of the field will devour them.
13 I will punish her[h] for the days of the Baals,
to whom she burns incense,
and she decked herself with her ornamental ring and jewelry,
and she went after her lovers, and forgot me
—a declaration of Yahweh.
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:11 Hebrew “festival”
- Hosea 2:11 Hebrew “new moon”
- Hosea 2:11 Hebrew “Sabbath”
- Hosea 2:11 Hebrew “festival”
- Hosea 2:12 Hebrew “vine”
- Hosea 2:12 Hebrew “fig tree”
- Hosea 2:12 Hebrew “animal”
- Hosea 2:13 Literally “To visit sins upon her;” see 1:4
Hosea 2:8-13
Common English Bible
8 She didn’t know that I gave her
the corn, the new wine, and the fresh oil,
and that I gave her much silver,
and gold that they used for Baal.
9 So now I will take back
my corn in its time,
and my wine in its season;
and I will take away my wool and my linen cloth,
which were to cover her nakedness.
10 Now I will uncover her nakedness
in plain view of her lovers,
and no one will rescue her from me.
11 I will end all her religious celebrations,
her festivals, her new moons, her Sabbath days,
and all her sacred seasons.
12 I will destroy her vines and her fig trees,
of which she said,
“These are my pay,
which my lovers have given to me.”
I will change them into a forest,
and the wild animals will eat them.
13 I will punish her for the days dedicated to the Baals,
when she offered sweet-smelling sacrifices to them
and dressed herself up with rings and jewelry,
and went after her lovers,
and forgot me, says the Lord.
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