Hos 2:5 | NET2full | STEP | For their mother has committed adultery ; she who conceived them has acted shamefully . For she said , ‘I will seek out my lovers ; they are the ones who give me my bread and my water , my wool , my flax , my olive oil , and my wine .’

‏ Hosea 2:5

5 For their mother has committed adultery;
she who conceived them has acted shamefully.
For she said, ‘I will seek out ^{▼▼tn Heb “I will go after” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV).} my lovers; ^{▼▼sn This statement alludes to the practice of sexual rites in the Canaanite fertility cult that attempted to secure agricultural fertility from the Canaanite gods (note the following reference to wool, flax, olive oil, and wine).}
they are the ones who give me my bread and my water,
my wool, my flax, my olive oil, and my wine.’ ^{▼▼tn Heb “my drinks.” Many English versions use the singular “drink” here (but cf. NCV, TEV, CEV “wine”).}

‏ Hosea 2:5

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