Hos 2:17 | NET2full | 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 ^{▼▼tn The vav consecutive prefixed to וַהֲסִרֹתִי (vahasiroti) “I will remove” (vav consecutive + Hiphil perfect first person common singular) introduces an explanatory clause.} I will remove the names of the Baal idols ^{▼▼tn Heb “the Baals.” The singular term בַּעַל (baʿal) refers to the Canaanite god Baal himself, while the plural form הַבְּעָלִים (habbeʿalim) refers to the manifestations of the god (i.e., idols; BDB 127 s.v. בַּעַל-I II.1).} from your lips, ^{▼▼tn Heb “from her mouth.” In the translation this is rendered as second person for consistency.}
so that you will never again utter their names! ^{▼▼tn Heb “they will no longer be mentioned by their name.”}