NASB — Hosea 2 — KJV

Israel’s Unfaithfulness Condemned

1 ISay° to your brothers°, “IIAmmi°,” and to your sisters°, “IIIRuhamah°.”
  2 “Contend° with your mother°, acontend°,
  For she is bnot my wife°, and I am not her husband°;
  And let her put° away° her charlotry° from her face°
  And her adultery° from between° her breasts°,
  3 Or° I will strip° her anaked°
  And expose° her as on the bday° when she was born°.
  I will also cmake° her like a wilderness°,
  Make° her like desert° land°
  And slay° her with dthirst°.
  4 “Also, I will have° no° compassion° on her children°,
  Because° they are achildren° of harlotry°.
  5 “For their mother° has aplayed° the harlot°;
  She who conceived° them has acted° shamefully°.
  For she said°, ‘aI will go° after° my lovers°,
  Who bgive° [me] my bread° and my water°,
  My wool° and my flax°, my coil° and my drink°.’
  6 “Therefore°, behold°, I will ahedge° up Iher way° with bthorns°,
  And I will build° IIa wall° against her so that she cannot° find° her cpaths°.
  7 “She will apursue° her lovers°, but she will not overtake° them;
  And she will seek° them, but will not find° [them].
  Then she will say°, ‘bI will go° back° to my cfirst° husband°,
  For it was dbetter° for me then° than° now°!’

[1] ICh 2:3 in Heb III.e. my people IIII.e. she has obtained compassion
[2] aEzk 23:45; Ho 2:5; 4:5 bIs 50:1 cJr 3:1, 9, 13
[3] aJr 13:22; Ezk 16:7, 22, 39 bEzk 16:4 cIs 32:13, 14; Ho 13:15 dJr 14:3; Am 8:11-13
[4] aJr 13:14
[5] aIs 1:21; Jr 2:25; 3:1, 2; Ho 3:1 bJr 44:17, 18; Ho 2:12 cHo 2:8
[6] ISo with some ancient versions; Heb your IILit her wall so that aJb 19:8; Lm 3:7, 9 bHo 9:6; 10:8 cJr 18:15
[7] aHo 5:13 bLk 15:17, 18 cJr 2:2; 3:1; Ezk 16:8; 23:4 dJr 14:22; Ho 13:6

  8 ¶ “For she does anot know° that it was bI who gave° her the grain°, the new° wine° and the oil°,
  And lavished° on her silver° and gold°,
  [Which] they Iused° for Baal°.
  9 “Therefore°, I will atake° back° My grain° at Iharvest time°
  And My new° wine° in its season°.
  I will also take° away° My wool° and My flax°
  [Given] to cover° her nakedness°.
  10 “And then° I will auncover° her lewdness°
  In the sight° of her lovers°,
  And no° one° will rescue° her out of My hand°.
  11 “I will also aput° an end° to all° her gaiety°,
  Her bfeasts°, her cnew° moons°, her sabbaths°
  And all° her festal° assemblies°.
  12 “I will adestroy° her vines° and fig° trees°,
  Of which° she said°, ‘These° are my wages°
  Which° my lovers° have given° me.’
  And I will bmake° them a forest°,
  And the cbeasts° of the field° will devour° them.
  13 “I will punish° her for the adays° of the Baals°
  When° she used to Iboffer° sacrifices° to them
  And cadorn° herself with her IIearrings° and jewelry°,
  And follow°° her lovers°, so that she dforgot° Me,” declares° the LORD°.

[8] IOr made into the aIs 1:3 bEzk 16:19
[9] ILit its time aHo 8:7; 9:2
[10] aEzk 16:37
[11] aJr 7:34; 16:9 bHo 3:4; Am 5:21; 8:10 cIs 1:13, 14
[12] aJr 5:17; 8:13 bIs 5:5; 7:23 cHo 13:8
[13] IOr burn incense IIOr nose rings aHo 4:13; 11:2 bJr 7:9 cEzk 16:12, 17; 23:40 dHo 4:6; 8:14; 13:6

Restoration of Israel

  14 ¶ “Therefore°, behold°, I will allure° her,
  aBring° her into the wilderness°
  And speak° Ikindly° to her.
  15 “Then I will give° her her avineyards° from there°,
  And bthe valley° of Achor° as a door° of hope°.
  And she will Icsing° there° as in the days° of her youth°,
  As in the dday° when she came° up from the land° of Egypt°.
  16 “It will come° about in that day°,” declares° the LORD°,
  “That you will call° Me IaIshi°
  And will no° longer° call° Me IIBaali°.
  17 “For aI will remove° the names° of the Baals° from her mouth°,
  So that they will be Imentioned° by their names° no° more°.
  18 “In that day° I will also make° a covenant° for them
  With the abeasts° of the field°,
  The birds° of the sky°
  And the creeping° things° of the ground°.
  And I will Ibabolish° the bow°, the sword° and war° from the land°,
  And will make them clie° down° in safety°.
  19 “I will abetroth° you to Me forever°;
  Yes, I will betroth° you to Me in brighteousness° and in justice°,
  In lovingkindness° and in compassion°,
  20 And I will betroth° you to Me in faithfulness°.
  Then you will aknow° the LORD°.

[14] ILit upon her heart aEzk 20:33-38
[15] IOr give answer aEzk 28:25, 26 bJsh 7:26 cJr 2:1-3; Ezk 16:8-14 dHo 11:1; 12:9, 13; 13:4
[16] II.e. my husband III.e. my master, or my Baal aIs 54:5; Ho 2:7
[17] IOr remembered aEx 23:13; Jsh 23:7; Ps 16:4
[18] ILit break aJb 5:23; Is 11:6-9; Ezk 34:25 bIs 2:4; Ezk 39:1-10 cLv 26:5; Jr 23:6; Ezk 34:25
[19] aIs 62:4, 5 bIs 1:27; 54:6-8
[20] aJr 31:33, 34; Ho 6:6; 13:4

  21 ¶ “It will come° about in that day° that aI will respond°,” declares° the LORD°.
  “I will respond° to the heavens°, and they will respond° to the earth°,
  22 And the aearth° will respond° to the grain°, to the new° wine° and to the oil°,
  And they will respond° to IJezreel°.
  23 “I will asow° her for Myself in the land°.
  bI will also have° compassion° on Iher who had not obtained° compassion°,
  And cI will say° to IIthose who were dnot My people°,
  ‘You are My people°!’
  And IIIthey will say°, ‘[You are] my God°!’”

[21] aIs 55:10; Zc 8:12; Mal 3:10, 11
[22] II.e. God sows aJr 31:12; Jol 2:19
[23] IHeb Lo-ruhamah IIHeb Lo-ammi IIILit he aJr 31:27 bHo 1:6 cRo 9:25; 1P 2:10 dHo 1:9


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The idolatry of the people.

1 ¶ Sayºª ye unto your brethren,º Ammi;º and to your sisters,º Ruhamah.ºª 2 Pleadºª with your mother,º plead:ºª for² she² [is] not² my wife,º neither² [am] I² her husband:º let her therefore put awayºª her whoredomsº out of her sight,º² and her adulteriesº from between²² her breasts;º 3 Lest² I stripºª her naked,º and setºª her as in the dayº that she was born,ºª and makeºª her as a wilderness,º and setºª her like a dryº land,º and slayºª her with thirst.º 4 And I will not² have mercy¹ª upon² her children;º for² they² [be] the childrenº of whoredoms.º 5 For² their motherº hath played the harlot:ºª she that conceivedºª them hath done shamefully:¹ª² for² she said,ºª I will go¹ª² afterº my lovers,ºª that giveºª [me] my breadº and my water,º my woolº and my flax,º mine oilº and my drink.º

[1] Ex 19:5; Jr 31:33; 32:38; Ezk 11:20; 36:28; 37:27; Ho 1:9; 2:23; Zc 13:9; Ro 11:30; 2Co 4:1; 1Ti 1:13; 1P 2:10.
[2] Is 50:1; 58:1; Jr 2:2; 3:1, 6, 9, 13; 19:3; Ezk 16:20, 25; 20:4; 23:43, 45; Ho 1:2; Mt 23:37; Ac 7:51; 2Co 5:16.
[3] Ex 17:3; Jg 15:18; Is 32:13; 33:9; 47:3; 64:10; Jr 2:6, 31; 4:26; 12:10; 13:22, 26; 17:6; 22:6; 51:43; Ezk 16:4, 22, 37; 19:13; 20:35; 23:26; Ho 2:10; Am 8:11; Rv 17:16.
[4] 2K 9:22; Is 27:11; 57:3; Jr 13:14; 16:5; Ezk 8:18; 9:10; Ho 1:2, 6; Zc 1:12; Jn 8:41; Ro 9:18; 11:22; Jm 2:13.
[5] Jg 16:23; Ezr 9:6; Is 1:21; 50:1; 57:7; Jr 2:20, 25, 26; 3:1; 11:13; 44:17; Ezk 16:15, 28; 23:5, 16, 40; Dn 9:5; Ho 2:2, 8, 12, 13; 3:1; 4:5, 12; 8:9; 9:10; Rv 2:20; 17:1.

God's judgments against them.

6 ¶ Therefore,² behold,² I will hedge¹ª up²² thy wayº with thorns,º and makeºª² a wall,º that she shall not² findºª her paths.º 7 And she shall follow¹ª after²² her lovers,ºª but she shall not² overtakeºª them; and she shall seekºª them, but shall not² findºª [them]: then shall she say,ºª I will go¹ª² and returnºª to² my firstº husband;º for² then² [was it] betterº with me than now.º² 8 For she² did not² knowºª that² I² gaveºª her corn,º and wine,º and oil,º and multipliedºª her silverº and gold,º [which] they preparedºª for Baal.º 9 Therefore² will I return,ºª and take awayºª my cornº in the timeº thereof, and my wineº in the seasonº thereof, and will recoverºª my woolº and my flaxº [given] to coverºª² her nakedness.º 10 And now² will I discoverºª² her lewdnessº in the sightº of her lovers,ºª and noneº² shall deliverºª her out of mine hand.º² 11 I will also cause all² her mirthº to cease,ºª her feast days,º her new moons,º and her sabbaths,º and all² her solemn feasts.º 12 And I will destroyºª her vinesº and her fig trees,º whereof² she hath said,ºª These² [are] my rewardsº that² my loversºª have givenºª me: and I will makeºª them a forest,º and the beastsº of the fieldº shall eatºª them. 13 And I will visitºª upon² her² the daysº of Baalim,º wherein² she burned incenseºª to them, and she deckedºª herself with her earringsº and her jewels,º and she went¹ª² afterº her lovers,ºª and forgatºª me, saithºª the LORD.º

[6] Jb 3:23; 19:8; Lm 3:7; Lk 15:14; 19:43.
[7] Dt 6:10; 8:17; 32:13; 2Ch 28:20; Ne 9:25; Ps 116:7; Is 30:2, 16; 31:1; Jr 2:2, 28, 36; 3:1, 22; 14:22; 30:12; 31:18, 32; 50:4; Lm 3:40; Ezk 16:18; 20:32; 23:4, 22; Dn 4:17, 25, 32; 5:21; Ho 5:13, 15; 6:1; 13:6; 14:1; Lk 15:17.
[8] Ex 32:2; Jg 9:27; 17:1; Is 1:3; 24:7; 46:6; Jr 7:18; 44:17; Ezk 16:16; Dn 5:3, 23; Ho 2:5; 4:11; 8:4; 10:1; 13:2; Hab 1:16; Lk 15:13; 16:1; Ac 17:23; Ro 1:28.
[9] Is 3:18; 17:10; Ezk 16:27, 39; 23:26; Dn 11:13; Ho 2:3; Jol 2:14; Zp 1:13; Hg 1:6; 2:16; Mal 1:4; 3:18.
[10] Ps 50:22; Pv 11:21; Is 3:17; Jr 13:22, 26; Ezk 16:36; 23:29; Ho 2:3; 5:13; 13:7; Mi 5:8; Lk 12:2; 1Co 4:5.
[11] 1K 12:32; Is 1:13; 24:7; Jr 7:34; 16:9; 25:10; Ezk 26:13; Ho 9:1; Am 5:21; 8:3, 5, 9; Na 1:10; Rv 18:22.
[12] Ps 80:12; Is 5:5; 7:23; 29:17; 32:13; Jr 26:18; Ho 2:5; 9:1; Mi 3:12.
[13] Ex 32:34; Dt 6:12; 8:11; 32:18; Jg 2:11; 3:7; 10:6; 1S 12:9; 1K 16:31; 18:18; 2K 1:2; 10:28; 21:3; Jb 8:13; Ps 78:11; 106:13, 21; Is 17:10; Jr 2:23, 32; 7:9; 11:13; 18:15; 23:2; Ezk 22:12; 23:35, 40; Ho 2:5, 7; 9:7, 9, 10; 11:2; 13:1.

His promises of reconciliation with them.

14 ¶ Therefore,² behold,² I² will allureºª her, and bring¹ª² her into the wilderness,º and speakºª comfortablyº² unto her. 15 And I will giveºª her² her vineyardsº from thence,²² and the valleyº of Achorº for a doorº of hope:º and she shall singºª there,² as in the daysº of her youth,º and as in the dayº when she came upºª out of the landº² of Egypt.º 16 And it shall be² at that² day,º saithºª the LORD,º [that] thou shalt callºª me Ishi;º and shalt callºª me no² more² Baali.º 17 For I will take awayºª² the namesº of Baalimº out of her mouth,º² and they shall no² more² be rememberedºª by their name.º 18 And in that² dayº will I makeºª a covenantº for them with² the beastsº of the field,º and with² the fowlsº of heaven,º and [with] the creeping thingsº of the ground:º and I will breakºª the bowº and the swordº and the battleº out of² the earth,º and will make them to lie downºª safely.º 19 And I will betrothºª thee unto me for ever;º yea, I will betrothºª thee unto me in righteousness,º and in judgment,º and in lovingkindness,º and in mercies.º 20 I will even betrothºª thee unto me in faithfulness:º and thou shalt knowºª² the LORD.º 21 And it shall come to pass² in that² day,º I will hear,ºª saithºª the LORD,º I will hearºª² the heavens,º and they² shall hearºª² the earth;º 22 And the earthº shall hearºª² the corn,º and the wine,º and the oil;º and they² shall hearºª² Jezreel.º 23 And I will sowºª her unto me in the earth;º and I will have mercy¹ª upon²² her that had not² obtained mercy;ºªª¹ and I will sayºª to [them which were] not² my people,º Thou² [art] my people;º and they² shall say,ºª [Thou art] my God.º

[14] Gn 34:3; Jg 19:3; So 1:4; Is 30:18; 35:3; 40:1; 49:13; 51:3; Jr 2:2; 3:12; 16:14; 30:18; 31:1; 32:36; 33:6; Ezk 20:10, 35; 34:22; 36:8; 37:11; 39:25; Ho 2:3; Am 9:11; Mi 7:14; Zp 3:9; Zc 1:12; 8:19; Jn 6:44; 12:32; Ro 11:26; Rv 12:6, 14.
[15] Ex 15:1; Lv 26:40; Nu 21:17; Dt 30:3; Jsh 7:26; Ne 1:8; Ps 106:12; Is 65:10, 21; Jr 2:2; 32:15; Lm 3:21; Ezk 16:8, 22, 60; 28:26; 37:11; Ho 2:12; 11:1; Am 9:14; Zc 9:12; Jn 10:9; Ac 14:27.
[16] Is 54:5; Jr 3:14; Ho 2:7; Jn 3:29; 2Co 11:2; Ep 5:25; Rv 19:7.
[17] Ex 23:13; Jsh 23:7; Ps 16:4; Jr 10:11; Zc 13:2.
[18] Lv 26:5; Jb 5:23; Ps 23:2; 46:9; 91:1; Is 2:4, 11, 17; 11:6; 26:1; 65:25; Jr 23:6; 30:10; 33:16; Ezk 34:25; 39:9; Mi 4:3, 4; Zc 2:11; 3:10; 9:10; 14:4, 9.
[19] Ps 85:10; Is 45:23; 54:5, 8, 14; 62:3; Jr 3:14; 4:2; 31:31; 32:38; Ezk 37:25; 39:29; Jol 3:20; Jn 3:29; Ro 3:25; 7:4; 2Co 11:2; Ep 1:7; 5:23, 25; Rv 19:7; 21:2, 9.
[20] Jr 9:24; 24:7; 31:33; Ezk 38:23; Mt 11:27; Lk 10:22; Jn 8:55; 17:3; 2Co 4:6; Php 3:8; Col 1:10; 2Ti 1:12; He 8:11; 1Jn 4:6; 5:20.
[21] Is 65:24; Zc 8:12; 13:9; Mt 6:33; Ro 8:32; 1Co 3:21.
[22] Ho 1:4, 11.
[23] Dt 26:17; Ps 22:27; 68:31; 72:16; 118:28; So 2:16; Is 44:5; Jr 16:19; 31:27; 32:38; Ho 1:6, 10; 8:2; Zc 2:11; 8:22; 10:9; 13:9; 14:9, 16; Mal 1:11; Ac 8:1; Ro 3:29; 9:25; 11:30; 15:9; 1Th 1:9; Jm 1:1; 1P 1:1; 2:9; Rv 21:3.


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