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and shalt call me no more Baali.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“And it shall be, in that day,” Says the LORD, “<i>That</i> you will call Me ‘My Husband,’ And no longer call Me ‘My Master,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“And it will come about on that day,” declares the LORD, “That you will call Me my husband And no longer call Me my Baal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220It will come about in that day,&#8221 declares the LORD, &#8220That you will call Me Ishi And will no longer call Me Baali.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And it will come about in that day,” declares the LORD, “That you will call Me Ishi And will no longer call Me Baali.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And it will be in that day,” declares Yahweh, “<i>That</i> you will call Me Ishi And will no longer call Me Baali.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“It shall come about in that day,” says the LORD, “That you will call Me Ishi (my husband) And will no longer call Me Baali (my Baal).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In that day — this is the LORD’s declaration — you will call me “my husband” and no longer call me “my Baal.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In that day— this is the LORD&#8217s declaration— you will call Me, &#8220My husband,&#8221 and no longer call Me, &#8220My Baal.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it shall be at that day, saith Jehovah, that thou shalt call me Ishi, and shalt call me no more Baali.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I promise from that day on, you will call me your husband instead of your master. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"On that day she will call me her husband," declares the LORD. "She will no longer call me her master. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then once again she will call me her husband--she will no longer call me her Baal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"It will come about at that time," declares the LORD, "that you will address me as 'My husband,' and you will no longer call me 'My master'. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In that day,? declares the LORD, ?you will call Me ?my Husband,? and no longer call Me ?my Master.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"At that time," declares the LORD, "you will call, 'My husband'; you will never again call me, 'My master.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It will be in that day," says the LORD, "that you will call me 'my husband,' and no longer call me 'my master.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It will be in that day,” says Yahweh, “that you will call me ‘my husband,’ and no longer call me ‘my master.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it has come to pass in that day,” "" A declaration of YHWH, "" “You call Me: My husband, "" And do not call Me anymore: My lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it hath come to pass, in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah, Thou dost call Me -- My husband, And dost not call Me any more -- My lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it was in that day, says Jehovah, thou shalt call me, My husband; and thou shalt no more call to me, My Lord.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And it shall be in that day, saith the Lord, That she shall call me : My husband, and she shall call me no more Baali. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And it will be in that day,” says the Lord, “that she will call me, ‘My Husband,’ and she will no longer call me, ‘My Baal.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On that day—oracle of the LORD— You shall call me “My husband,” and you shall never again call me “My baal.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On that day, says the LORD, you will call me, “My husband,” and no longer will you call me, “My Baal.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And it shall be on that day, says the LORD, that you shall call me, my husband, and shall call me no more Baali.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And it will be in that day, says LORD JEHOVAH, you shall call me ”My husband”, and you shall not again call me ”My Baal”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, That thou shalt call Me Ishi, And shalt call Me no more Baali.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, <i>that</i> she shall call me, My husband, and shall no longer call me Baalim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/2-16.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=314" 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">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. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">In that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: ḇay·yō·wm- (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: tiq·rə·’î (V-Qal-Imperf-2fs) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">“you will call Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’î·šî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">‘my Husband,’</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">longer</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: ṯiq·rə·’î- (V-Qal-Imperf-2fs) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">call</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/1180.htm" title="1180: ba‘·lî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- My Baal, a symbolic name for Yah. From ba'al with pron. Suff. my master; Baali, a symbolical name for Jehovah.">‘my Master.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>For I will remove from her lips the names of the Baals; no longer will their names be invoked.…<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="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Isaiah 54:5</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-14.htm">Jeremiah 3:14</a></span><br />“Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-8.htm">Ezekiel 16:8</a></span><br />Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord 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="/jeremiah/31-32.htm">Jeremiah 31:32</a></span><br />It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD.<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/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-9</a></span><br />Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. / She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints. / Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a></span><br />I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-15.htm">Matthew 9:15</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-29.htm">John 3:29</a></span><br />The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a></span><br />Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her / to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, / and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-6.htm">Isaiah 54:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-4.htm">Ezekiel 23:4</a></span><br />The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/2-16.htm">Song of Solomon 2:16</a></span><br />My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/6-3.htm">Song of Solomon 6:3</a></span><br />I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it shall be at that day, said the LORD, that you shall call me Ishi; and shall call me no more Baali.</p><p class="hdg">Ishi.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/2-7.htm">Hosea 2:7</a></b></br> And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find <i>them</i>: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then <i>was it</i> better with me than now.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Isaiah 54:5</a></b></br> For thy Maker <i>is</i> thine husband; the LORD of hosts <i>is</i> his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-14.htm">Jeremiah 3:14</a></b></br> Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:</p><p class="hdg">Baali.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/48-29.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/hosea/2-8.htm">Ba'al</a> <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/hosea/2-7.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-24.htm">Ishi</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-8.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/daniel/8-23.htm">Master</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/2-21.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/hosea/7-16.htm">Ba'al</a> <a href="/hosea/2-21.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/hosea/3-1.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-31.htm">Ishi</a> <a href="/hosea/2-17.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-4.htm">Master</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hosea/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>In that day,” declares the LORD,</b><br>This phrase indicates a future time of restoration and renewal. In the prophetic literature, "that day" often refers to a time when God will intervene decisively in the history of His people. It is a common eschatological term used to describe the coming of God's kingdom and the fulfillment of His promises. This future orientation is consistent with the prophetic hope found throughout the Old Testament, where God promises to restore Israel after a period of judgment.<p><b>you will call Me ‘my Husband,’</b><br>The use of "my Husband" signifies a shift in the relationship between God and His people from one of mere authority to one of intimate partnership. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, marriage was a covenant relationship, and God often used the metaphor of marriage to describe His covenant with Israel. This phrase suggests a renewal of the covenant relationship, characterized by love and faithfulness. It echoes the language of the Song of Solomon and other biblical texts that celebrate the intimate and loving relationship between God and His people.<p><b>and no longer call Me ‘my Master.’</b><br>The term "my Master" (Hebrew: Baali) can also be translated as "my Baal," which is significant given the historical context of Israel's idolatry. Baal was a Canaanite deity, and Israel's worship of Baal was a recurring issue that led to their spiritual adultery. By stating that they will no longer call Him "my Master," God is indicating a break from idolatry and a return to a pure and exclusive relationship with Him. This transformation is a type of the New Covenant, where believers are invited into a personal and intimate relationship with God through Jesus Christ, who is often depicted as the bridegroom of the Church in the New Testament (e.g., <a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a>, <a href="/revelation/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-9</a>).<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 during the 8th century BC. His life and prophetic messages symbolize God's relationship with Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, often depicted as unfaithful to God, akin to an unfaithful spouse.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who desires a personal and intimate relationship with His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day.htm">The Day</a></b><br>A prophetic time of restoration and renewal when Israel will return to a right relationship with God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/husband/master.htm">Husband/Master</a></b><br>Symbolic terms representing the nature of Israel's relationship with God. "Husband" implies intimacy and love, while "Master" suggests authority and distance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/intimacy_with_god.htm">Intimacy with God</a></b><br>God desires a relationship with us that is characterized by love and intimacy, not just obedience and duty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_of_relationship.htm">Transformation of Relationship</a></b><br>Our relationship with God should evolve from one of mere obligation to one of deep personal connection, akin to a marriage.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>Just as God remains faithful to His covenant, we are called to be faithful in our relationship with Him, reflecting His love and commitment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_renewal.htm">Restoration and Renewal</a></b><br>God promises restoration and renewal, inviting us to return to Him and experience a transformed relationship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a></b><br>Understanding our identity as the bride of Christ can transform how we live, encouraging us to pursue holiness and intimacy with God.<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_are_cunningly_devised_fables.htm">What does 'I will betroth you to me forever' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_married.htm">Is God married?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'bride_of_christ'_mean.htm">What does 'Bride of Christ' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_considered_a_person.htm">Is God considered a person?</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>(16) <span class= "bld">Baali.</span>--The husband of the bride was frequently called her "lord" (<a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm" title="For your Maker is your husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and your Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.">Isaiah 54:5</a>; <a href="/exodus/21-22.htm" title="If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay on him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.">Exodus 21:22</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/11-25.htm" title="Then David said to the messenger, Thus shall you say to Joab, Let not this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another: make your battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage you him.">2Samuel 11:25</a>; and <a href="/joel/1-8.htm" title="Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.">Joel 1:8</a>, in the Heb.). But such a name, as applied to Jehovah, was henceforth to be strictly avoided, on account of its idolatrous associations.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 16, 17.</span> - In these verses a renewal of God's covenant with Israel, under the figure of a marriage contract, is predicted. The name by which Israel shall address her beloved shall be henceforth <span class="accented">Ishi</span>, not <span class="accented">Baali</span>; that is, a term of tender affection, not of stern authority. <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> The title of "My Husband" will take the place of "My Lord." Some suppose that the latter title was the idol's name, which, in the lips of Israel, had superseded that of the true God, the meaning being <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> "Thou wilt no more call to me, My Baal." Nay, the names of Baals shall become so abhorrent to their better feelings, as well as hateful to Jehovah, that they shall pass away at once from their mouth and from their memory, never more to be mentioned and never more to be remembered. Rashi's comment favors <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span>; thus: "Ye shall serve me out of love, and not out of fear; <span class="accented">ishi</span> denoting marriage and youthful love; <span class="accented">baali</span>, lordship and fear." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/2-16.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">In that</span><br /><span class="heb">הַהוּא֙</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day,”</span><br /><span class="heb">בַיּוֹם־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇay·yō·wm-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻם־</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“you will call Me</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּקְרְאִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·rə·’î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘my husband,’</span><br /><span class="heb">אִישִׁ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(’î·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">longer</span><br /><span class="heb">ע֖וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><br /><span class="word">call Me</span><br /><span class="heb">תִקְרְאִי־</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiq·rə·’î-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘my Master.’</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעְלִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ba‘·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1180.htm">Strong's 1180: </a> </span><span class="str2">Baali -- 'my Baal', a symbolic name for Yah</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/2-16.htm">Hosea 2:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/2-16.htm">Hosea 2:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/2-16.htm">Hosea 2:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/2-16.htm">Hosea 2:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/2-16.htm">Hosea 2:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/2-16.htm">Hosea 2:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/2-16.htm">Hosea 2:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/2-16.htm">Hosea 2:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/2-16.htm">Hosea 2:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/2-16.htm">Hosea 2:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/2-16.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 2:16 It will be in that day says (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/2-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 2:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 2:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/2-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 2:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 2:17" /></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>