Hos 2:17 | NETfull | STEP | For I will remove the names of the Baal idols from your lips, so that you will never again utter their names!”

Hosea 2:17

17 For ^{▼▼ The vav consecutive prefixed to וַהֲסִרֹתִי (vahasiroti) “I will remove” (vav consecutive + Hiphil perfect 1st person common singular) introduces an explanatory clause.} I will remove the names of the Baal idols ^{▼▼ Heb “the Baals.” The singular term בַּעַל (ba’al) refers to the Canaanite god Baal himself, while the plural form הַבְּעָלִים (habb^e’alim) refers to the manifestations of the god (i.e., idols; BDB 127 s.v. בָּעַל II.1).} from your lips, ^{▼▼ Heb “from her mouth.” In the translation this is rendered as second person for consistency.}
so that you will never again utter their names!” ^{▼▼ Heb “they will no longer be mentioned by their name.”}