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class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New American Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/nasb/hosea/2.htm" style="color:#0092f2" title="NASB 1995">►► </a></td></tr></table></div><p class="hdg">Israel’s Unfaithfulness Condemned</p><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>Say<MH559> to your brothers<MH251>, “<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>Ammi<MH5971a>,” and to your sisters<MH269>, “<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>Ruhamah<MH7355>.” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“Dispute<MH7378> with your mother<MH517>, dispute<MH7378>, <t><p class="indent1">Because<MH3588> she is not my wife<MH802>, and I am not her husband<MH376>; <t><p class="indent1">But she must remove<MH5493> her infidelity<MH2183> from her face<MH6440> <t><p class="indent1">And her adultery<MH5005> from between<MH996> her breasts<MH7699a>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Otherwise<MH6435>, I will strip<MH6584> her naked<MH6174> <t><p class="indent1">And expose<MH3322> her as on the day<MH3117> she was born<MH3205>. <t><p class="indent1">I will also make<MH7760> her like a wilderness<MH4057b>, <t><p class="indent1">Make<MH7896> her like desert<MH6723> land<MH776>, <t><p class="indent1">And put<MH4191> her to<MH4191> death<MH4191> with thirst<MH6772>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“Also, I will take<MH7355> no<MH3808> pity<MH7355> on<MH7355> her children<MH1121>, <t><p class="indent1">Because<MH3588> they are children<MH1121> of infidelity<MH2183>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“For their mother<MH517> has committed<MH2181> prostitution<MH2181>; <t><p class="indent1">She who conceived<MH2029> them has acted<MH954> shamefully<MH954>. <t><p class="indent1">For she said<MH559>, ‘I will go<MH1980> after<MH310> my lovers<MH157>, <t><p class="indent1">Who give<MH5414> <i>me</i> my bread<MH3899> and my water<MH4325>, <t><p class="indent1">My wool<MH6785> and my flax<MH6593>, my oil<MH8081> and my drink<MH8250>.’ <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“Therefore<MH3651>, behold<MH2009>, I will obstruct<MH7753> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>her way<MH1870> with thorns<MH5518b>, <t><p class="indent1">And I will build<MH1443> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>a stone<MH1447> wall<MH1447> against her so that she cannot<MH3808> find<MH4672> her paths<MH5410b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“And she will pursue<MH7291> her lovers<MH157>, but she will not reach<MH5381> them; <t><p class="indent1">And she will seek<MH1245> them, but will not find<MH4672> <i>them.</i> <t><p class="indent1">Then she will say<MH559>, ‘I will go<MH1980> back<MH7725> to my first<MH7223> husband<MH376>, <t><p class="indent1">Because<MH3588> it was better<MH2896a> for me then<MH227> than<MH4480> now<MH6258>!’ <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Yet she does not know<MH3045> that it was I myself<MH595> who gave<MH5414> her the grain<MH1715>, the new<MH8492> wine<MH8492>, and the oil<MH3323>, <t><p class="indent1">And lavished<MH7235a> on her silver<MH3701> and gold<MH2091>, <t><p class="indent1"><i>Which</i> they <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>used<MH6213a> for Baal<MH1168a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“Therefore<MH3651>, I will <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>take<MH3947> back<MH7725> My grain<MH1715> at <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>harvest time<MH6256> <t><p class="indent1">And My new<MH8492> wine<MH8492> in its season<MH4150>. <t><p class="indent1">I will also take<MH5337> away<MH5337> My wool<MH6785> and My flax<MH6593> <t><p class="indent1"><i>That I gave</i> to cover<MH3680> her nakedness<MH6172>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“So now<MH6258> I will uncover<MH1540> her <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>lewdness<MH5040> <t><p class="indent1">Before the eyes<MH5869> of her lovers<MH157>, <t><p class="indent1">And no<MH3808> one<MH376> will rescue<MH5337> her from My hand<MH3027>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“I will also put<MH7673a> an<MH7673a> end<MH7673a> to<MH7673a> all<MH3605> her joy<MH4885>, <t><p class="indent1">Her feasts<MH2282>, her new<MH2320> moons<MH2320>, her Sabbaths<MH7676>, <t><p class="indent1">And all<MH3605> her festivals<MH4150>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“And I will destroy<MH8074> her vines<MH1612> and fig<MH8384> trees<MH8384>, <t><p class="indent1">Of which<MH834> she said<MH559>, ‘They are my wages<MH866> for<MH866> prostitution<MH866> <t><p class="indent1">Which<MH834> my lovers<MH157> have given<MH5414> me.’ <t><p class="indent1">And I will turn<MH7760> them into a forest<MH3293a>, <t><p class="indent1">And the animals<MH2421b> of the field<MH7704> will devour<MH398> them. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“I will punish<MH6485> her for the days<MH3117> of the Baals<MH1168a> <t><p class="indent1">When<MH834> she used to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>offer<MH6999> sacrifices<MH6999> to them <t><p class="indent1">And adorn<MH5710b> herself with her nose<MH5141> ring<MH5141> and jewelry<MH2484>, <t><p class="indent1">And follow<MH1980, 310> her lovers<MH157>, so that she forgot<MH7911> Me,” declares<MH5002> the LORD<MH3068>. <p class="hdg">Restoration of Israel</p><poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“Therefore<MH3651>, behold<MH2009>, I am going to persuade<MH6601b> her, <t><p class="indent1">Bring<MH1980> her <i>into</i> the wilderness<MH4057b>, <t><p class="indent1">And speak<MH1696> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>kindly<MH3820> to her. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“Then I will give<MH5414> her her vineyards<MH3754> from there<MH8033>, <t><p class="indent1">And the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>Valley<MH6010> of Achor<MH5911> as a door<MH6607> of hope<MH8615b>. <t><p class="indent1">And she will <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>respond<MH6031b> there<MH8033> as in the days<MH3117> of her youth<MH5271>, <t><p class="indent1">As in the day<MH3117> when she went<MH5927> up<MH5927> from the land<MH776> of Egypt<MH4714>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“And it will come<MH1961> about<MH1961> on that day<MH3117>,” declares<MH5002> the LORD<MH3068>, <p class="indent1stline">“That you will call<MH7121> Me <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>my husband<MH376> <t><p class="indent1">And no<MH3808> longer<MH5750> call<MH7121> Me my <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>Baal<MH1180>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“For I will remove<MH5493> the names<MH8034> of the Baals<MH1168a> from her mouth<MH6310>, <t><p class="indent1">So that they will no<MH3808> longer<MH5750> be <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>mentioned<MH2142> by their names<MH8034>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“On that day<MH3117> I will also make<MH3772> a covenant<MH1285> for them <t><p class="indent1">With the animals<MH2421b> of the field<MH7704>, <t><p class="indent1">The birds<MH5775> of the sky<MH8064>, <t><p class="indent1">And the crawling<MH7431> things<MH7431> of the ground<MH127>. <t><p class="indent1">And I will <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[q]</a></span>eliminate<MH7665> the bow<MH7198>, the sword<MH2719>, and war<MH4421> from the land<MH776>, <t><p class="indent1">And will let them lie<MH7901> down<MH7901> in safety<MH983>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“I will betroth<MH781> you to Me forever<MH5769>; <t><p class="indent1">Yes, I will betroth<MH781> you to Me in righteousness<MH6664> and in justice<MH4941>, <t><p class="indent1">In favor<MH2617a> and in compassion<MH7356>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And I will betroth<MH781> you to Me in faithfulness<MH530>. <t><p class="indent1">Then you will know<MH3045> the LORD<MH3068>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>“And it will come<MH1961> about<MH1961> on that day<MH3117> that I will respond<MH6030a>,” declares<MH5002> the LORD<MH3068>. <t><p class="indent1">“I will respond<MH6030a> to the heavens<MH8064>, and they will respond<MH6030a> to the earth<MH776>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And the earth<MH776> will respond<MH6030a> to the grain<MH1715>, to the new<MH8492> wine<MH8492>, and to the oil<MH3323>, <t><p class="indent1">And they will respond<MH6030a> to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[r]</a></span>Jezreel<MH3157>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/2-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>“I will sow<MH2232> her for Myself in the land<MH776>. <t><p class="indent1">I will also have<MH7355> compassion<MH7355> on<MH7355> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[s]</a></span>her who had not obtained<MH7355> compassion<MH7355>, <t><p class="indent1">And I will say<MH559> to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[t]</a></span>those who were not My people<MH5971a>, <t><p class="indent1">‘You are My people<MH5971a>!’ <t><p class="indent1">And <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[u]</a></span>they will say<MH559>, ‘<i>You are</i> my God<MH430>!’”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Ch 2:3 in Heb<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> I.e., my people<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> I.e., she has obtained compassion<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> As in some ancient versions; MT <i>your</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>her stone wall so that</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Or <i>made into the</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>return and take My</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>its time</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Or <i>shame</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Or <i>burn incense</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>upon her heart</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Lit <i>Valley of Trouble</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Or <i>give answer</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Heb <i>Ishi</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Also meaning <i>husband</i> in Heb, besides a name for false gods<br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Or <i>remembered</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[q]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Lit <i>break</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[r]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> I.e., God sows<br><span class="footnotesbot">[s]</span> <span class="fnverse">23</span> Heb <i>Lo-ruhamah</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[t]</span> <span class="fnverse">23</span> Heb <i>Lo-ammi</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[u]</span> <span class="fnverse">23</span> Lit <i>he</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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