Hos 2:8-17 | NASB1995 | STEP | “For she does not know that it was I who gave her the grain , the new wine and the oil , And lavished on her silver and gold , Which they used for Baal .

Hosea 2:8-17

8 “For she does ^anot know that it was ^bI who gave her the grain, the new wine and the oil,
And lavished on her silver and gold,
Which they ^{▼▼ Or made into the}used for Baal.
9 “Therefore, I will ^dtake back My grain at ^{▼▼ Lit its time}harvest time
And My new wine in its season.
I will also take away My wool and My flax
Given to cover her nakedness.
10 “And then I will ^funcover her lewdness
In the sight of her lovers,
And no one will rescue her out of My hand.
11 “I will also ^gput an end to all her gaiety,
Her ^hfeasts, her ⁱnew moons, her sabbaths
And all her festal assemblies.
12 “I will ^jdestroy her vines and fig trees,
Of which she said, ‘These are my wages
Which my lovers have given me.’
And I will ^kmake them a forest,
And the ^lbeasts of the field will devour them.
13 “I will punish her for the ^mdays of the Baals
When she used to ^{▼▼ Or burn incense
,} ^ooffer sacrifices to them
And ^padorn herself with her ^{▼▼ Or nose rings}earrings and jewelry,
And follow her lovers, so that she ^rforgot Me,” declares the Lord.

Restoration of Israel

14 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
^sBring her into the wilderness
And speak ^{▼▼ Lit upon her heart}kindly to her.
15 “Then I will give her her ^uvineyards from there,
And ^vthe valley of Achor as a door of hope.
And she will ^{▼▼ Or give answer
,} ^xsing there as in the days of her youth,
As in the ^yday when she came up from the land of Egypt.
16 “It will come about in that day,” declares the Lord,
“That you will call Me ^{▼▼ I.e. my husband
,} ^aaIshi
And will no longer call Me ^{▼▼ I.e. my master, or my Baal}Baali.
17 “For ^acI will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth,
So that they will be ^{▼▼ Or remembered}mentioned by their names no more.