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I will lead her into the desert and speak tenderly to her there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Therefore, behold, I will allure her, Will bring her into the wilderness, And speak comfort to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore, behold, I am going to persuade her, Bring her <i>into</i> the wilderness, And speak kindly to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Therefore, behold, I will allure her, Bring her into the wilderness And speak kindly to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Therefore, behold, I will allure her, Bring her into the wilderness, And speak kindly to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Therefore, behold, I will allure her And bring her into the wilderness And speak to her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore, behold, I will allure Israel And bring her into the wilderness, And I will speak tenderly to her [to reconcile her to Me].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, I am going to persuade her, lead her to the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, I am going to persuade her, lead her to the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Israel, I, the LORD, will lure you into the desert and speak gently to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"That is why I'm going to win her back. I will lead her into the desert. I will speak tenderly to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So I am going to take her into the desert again; there I will win her back with words of love. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Therefore, look! I will now allure her. I will make her go out to the wilderness, and will speak to her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />However, in the future I will allure her; I will lead her back into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Therefore, look, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Therefore, behold, I am enticing her, "" And have caused her to go to the wilderness, "" And I have spoken to her heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Therefore, lo, I am enticing her, And have caused her to go to the wilderness, And I have spoken unto her heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this, behold, I entice her, and I caused her to go into the desert, and I spake to her heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, behold I will allure her, and will lead her into the wilderness: and I will speak to her heart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Because of this, behold, I will attract her, and I will lead her into the wilderness, and I will speak to her heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, I will allure her now; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak persuasively to her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, I will now allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, behold, I will comfort her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak lovingly to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of these things, behold, I will soothe her and I will lead her to the wilderness and I shall fill in her heart<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore, behold, I will allure her, And bring her into the wilderness, And speak tenderly unto her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore, behold, I <i>will</i> cause her to err, and will make her as desolate, and will speak comfortably to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/2-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=290" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hosea/2.htm">God's Mercy to Israel</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">“Therefore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/6601.htm" title="6601: mə·p̄at·te·hā (V-Piel-Prtcpl-msc:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; to open, i.e. Be roomy; usually figuratively to be simple or delude.">will allure her</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wə·hō·laḵ·tî·hā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3fs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and lead her</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: ham·miḏ·bār (Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">to the wilderness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: wə·ḏib·bar·tî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">and speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ʿal (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to her</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">tenderly.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-3.htm">Jeremiah 31:3</a></span><br />The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-1.htm">Isaiah 40:1-2</a></span><br />“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God. / “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-35.htm">Ezekiel 20:35-36</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face. / Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Isaiah 54:5-8</a></span><br />For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth. / For the LORD has called you back, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, like the rejected wife of one’s youth,” says your God. / “For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-2.htm">Jeremiah 2:2</a></span><br />“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Isaiah 35:1-2</a></span><br />The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. / It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-4.htm">Isaiah 62:4-5</a></span><br />No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride. / For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2-3</a></span><br />Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments. / He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/2-10.htm">Song of Solomon 2:10-13</a></span><br />My beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one. / For now the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. / The flowers have appeared in the countryside; the season of singing has come, and the cooing of turtledoves is heard in our land. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Isaiah 43:19</a></span><br />Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-27.htm">John 10:27-28</a></span><br />My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. / I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-8.htm">Romans 5:8</a></span><br />But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2</a></span><br />I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-20.htm">Revelation 3:20</a></span><br />Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably to her.</p><p class="hdg">Therefore.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">Isaiah 30:18</a></b></br> And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD <i>is</i> a God of judgment: blessed <i>are</i> all they that wait for him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/16-14.htm">Jeremiah 16:14</a></b></br> Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;</p><p class="hdg">I will.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/1-4.htm">Song of Solomon 1:4</a></b></br> Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/6-44.htm">John 6:44</a></b></br> No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/12-32.htm">John 12:32</a></b></br> And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all <i>men</i> unto me.</p><p class="hdg">and bring.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/2-3.htm">Hosea 2:3</a></b></br> Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-2.htm">Jeremiah 2:2</a></b></br> Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land <i>that was</i> not sown.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-10.htm">Ezekiel 20:10,35,36</a></b></br> Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness… </p><p class="hdg">and speak.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3,4</a></b></br> Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-1.htm">Isaiah 40:1,2</a></b></br> Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">Isaiah 49:13-26</a></b></br> Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted… </p><p class="hdg">comfortably.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/34-3.htm">Genesis 34:3</a></b></br> And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_peter/2-18.htm">Allure</a> <a href="/hosea/2-11.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/hosea/2-11.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-31.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-2.htm">Comfortably</a> <a href="/hosea/2-3.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-21.htm">Enticing</a> <a href="/daniel/11-30.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-32.htm">Kindly</a> <a href="/daniel/12-3.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-2.htm">Tenderly</a> <a href="/hosea/2-12.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/hosea/2-3.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/daniel/12-9.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_peter/2-18.htm">Allure</a> <a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/hosea/4-12.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/amos/6-1.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-7.htm">Comfortably</a> <a href="/hosea/13-5.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/2-4.htm">Enticing</a> <a href="/hosea/4-8.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/malachi/1-8.htm">Kindly</a> <a href="/hosea/5-8.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/hosea/7-13.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/luke/7-46.htm">Tenderly</a> <a href="/hosea/4-3.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/hosea/9-10.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/hosea/6-5.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/2-1.htm">The idolatry of the people.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/2-6.htm">God's judgments against them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/2-14.htm">His promises of reconciliation with them.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The use of "behold" emphasizes the significance of this divine action. The word "allure" suggests a gentle and loving persuasion, akin to courtship, highlighting God's desire for a restored relationship with His people. This reflects God's grace and mercy, despite Israel's unfaithfulness. The imagery of allure is reminiscent of the romantic pursuit, underscoring the covenant relationship between God and Israel, akin to a marriage.<p><b>and lead her to the wilderness</b><br>The wilderness is a place of both testing and renewal in biblical history. It recalls Israel's journey after the Exodus, where they experienced God's provision and guidance. The wilderness represents a place of solitude and reflection, away from distractions, where God can speak directly to His people. Historically, the wilderness was a place of purification and preparation, as seen in the lives of figures like Moses and Elijah. This setting implies a return to foundational truths and a stripping away of idolatry and distractions.<p><b>and speak to her tenderly</b><br>This phrase conveys God's compassionate and gentle communication with Israel. The tenderness indicates a shift from judgment to reconciliation. It reflects God's enduring love and willingness to forgive, despite Israel's previous infidelity. The language of tenderness is often used in Scripture to describe God's relationship with His people, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/40.htm">Isaiah 40:1-2</a>, where God comforts His people. This tender speech is a promise of hope and restoration, pointing to the ultimate reconciliation through Christ, who embodies God's love and grace.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a></b><br>A prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, called by God to deliver messages of judgment and redemption.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>Represented as an unfaithful wife, Israel is the nation to whom Hosea's prophecies are directed, symbolizing their spiritual adultery and God's desire for their repentance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, expressing His intention to restore and renew His relationship with Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>A place of solitude and testing, often used in Scripture as a setting for divine encounters and transformation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/allurement.htm">Allurement</a></b><br>The act of God drawing Israel back to Himself, emphasizing His grace and love despite their unfaithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_pursuit_of_his_people.htm">God's Pursuit of His People</a></b><br>Despite Israel's unfaithfulness, God actively seeks to restore the relationship, demonstrating His relentless love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness_as_a_place_of_renewal.htm">The Wilderness as a Place of Renewal</a></b><br>Often seen as a place of desolation, the wilderness is where God speaks tenderly and renews His covenant with His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_allurement.htm">Divine Allurement</a></b><br>God's method of drawing us back to Him is not through force but through love and gentle persuasion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>The call to the wilderness is an invitation to repentance, leading to a deeper, more intimate relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_application.htm">Personal Application</a></b><br>Reflect on areas of life where God might be calling you into a "wilderness" experience for growth and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bridal_paradigm.htm">What defines the concept of the Bridal Paradigm?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_hosea_2_3_loving_and_merciful.htm">How does Hosea 2:3 align with a loving and merciful God if He threatens to strip Israel bare like a barren land? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_hosea_2_9-10's_punishment_ungentle.htm">Does the punishment in Hosea 2:9–10, removing necessities from Israel, contradict God’s supposed gentleness in other biblical passages? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_tell_hosea_to_marry_a_harlot.htm">Why did God instruct Hosea to marry a prostitute?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">Therefore.--</span>This word does not make God's gentle treatment a consequence of the sin of Israel. Some prefer to render by <span class= "ital">nevertheless,</span> but the Hebrew word <span class= "ital">lakh?n</span> is sometimes used in making strong transitions, linked, it is true, with what precedes, but not as an inference. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/10-24.htm" title="Therefore thus said the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwell in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite you with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against you, after the manner of Egypt.">Isaiah 10:24</a>.) Grace transforms her suffering into discipline. The exile in Babylon shall be a repetition of the experiences of the wilderness in which she was first espoused to Jehovah. <span class= "ital">There will I speak to her heart; i.e.,</span> comfortingly, lovingly.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.</span> As in vers. 2-5 we have an exposure of Israel's sin, and in vers. 6-13 an enumeration of her sufferings by penal inflictions; so vers. 14-23 contain a touching exhibition of Divine succor and support. The transition is abrupt. Vers. 14-17 exhibit the gradual change wrought in Israel through the progressive means of improvement employed by Jehovah. Israel's future is here reflected in the mirror of her past history. The events of that history are elegantly employed to represent as by type or symbol the mercies in store for Israel, wayward and rebellious though she had proved herself to be. <span class="accented">Laken</span> (from <span class="accented">le</span> causal, and <span class="accented">ken</span>, so, equivalent to "because it is so") at the beginning of this verse (14) is rendered by some, <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> "but" or "yet;" but its natural signification is <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> "therefore." <p>It is like the Greek <span class="greek">οϋν</span> (from <span class="greek">ω΅ν</span>, Ionic <span class="greek">ἔων</span>, neuter <span class="greek">ἐόν</span>, contracted <span class="greek">οϋν</span>); it being so, therefore, and similar to the Latin phrase, <span class="accented">quae cum ita slut</span>, "therefore" implies because Israel can only be turned from her foolish idolatry by the penal measures named. Aben Ezra also understands it here, as elsewhere, in its literal sense; thus: "After she [the unchaste wife representative of Israel] shall know that all this evil has come upon her because that she had forgotten me, and had not known at the beginning that I dealt kindly with her; and when she will say, 'Yet will I go and return to my former husband;' then will I allure her with words." <span class="hebrew">פתה</span> is from the root <span class="hebrew">פת</span> cognate with the Arabic in the sense of "dividing," "being open," "standing open;" thence it signifies "to be susceptible of outward impressions," "allow access and entrance;" in Piel, "to make one open.... be susceptible or inclined," "induce by words." The word <span class="accented">laken</span>, "therefore," has somewhat puzzled commentators, because the connection between the judgments threatened in the preceding verses and the mercies proffered in what follows is not to a superficial view at once apparent. Yet it is mercy and truth meeting together, righteousness and peace kissing each other. It is . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/2-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Therefore,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֵ֗ן</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽנֹכִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will allure her</span><br /><span class="heb">מְפַתֶּ֔יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·p̄at·te·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6601.htm">Strong's 6601: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open, be, roomy, to be, simple, delude</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and lead</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֹֽלַכְתִּ֖יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hō·laḵ·tî·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her to the wilderness,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּדְבָּ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and speak</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדִבַּרְתִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏib·bar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to her</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל‪‬‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tenderly.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבָּֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lib·bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/2-14.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 2:14 Therefore behold I will allure her (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/2-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 2:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 2:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/2-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 2:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 2:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>