Hosea 2:10
10 Soon ▼▼ The particle עַתָּה (’
attah) often refers to the imminent or the impending future: “very soon” (BDB 774 s.v. עַתָּה 1.b). In Hosea it normally introduces imminent judgment (
Hos 2:12;
4:16;
5:7;
8:8,
13;
10:2).
I will expose her lewd nakedness ▼▼ Heb “her lewdness” (so KJV, NIV); NAB, NRSV “her shame.”
in front of her lovers,
and no one will be able to rescue her from me! ▼▼ Heb “out of my hand” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV); TEV “save her from my power.”