Hosea 2:13-15
Expanded Bible
13 I will punish her for all the ·times [days; C pagan feast days]
she burned incense to the Baals [C the local gods of the Canaanites worshiped by the Israelites].
She ·put on her [adorned herself with] ·rings [or earrings] and jewelry
and went ·chasing after [out to] her lovers,
but she forgot me!”
says the Lord.
14 “So I am going to ·attract [allure; woo] her;
I will lead her into the ·desert [wilderness; C as in the Exodus, when God rescued Israel from slavery and cared for her; Ex. 12–17]
and speak tenderly to her.
15 There I will give her back her vineyards,
and I will make the Valley of ·Trouble [L Achor; C see Josh. 7:1–26] a door of hope.
There she will ·respond [or sing] as ·when she was young [L in the days of her youth],
as when she came out of Egypt.”
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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