Hos 2:13 | TNotes | STEP | 2:13 While the Israelites were worshiping Canaanite gods, they forgot the Lord. For Hosea, to forget is not a lapse of memory, but the opposite of knowing the Lord (see 8:14 ; 13:6 ; Job 8:12-13 ). Had Israel truly known the Lord, they would never have indulged in Baal worship.

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‏ Hosea 2:13

2:13 ^a While the Israelites were worshiping Canaanite gods, they forgot the Lord. For Hosea, to forget is not a lapse of memory, but the opposite of knowing the Lord (see 8:14 ^b; 13:6 ^c; Job 8:12-13 ^d). Had Israel truly known the Lord, they would never have indulged in Baal worship.