Hosea 2:15

13 I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she decked herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD.

14 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly.

There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.

16 In that day,” declares the LORD, “you will call Me ‘my Husband,’ and no longer call Me ‘my Master.’

17 For I will remove from her lips the names of the Baals; no longer will their names be invoked.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.
KJV
And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.
WEB
I will give her vineyards from there, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope; and she will respond there as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.
ASV
And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope; and she shall make answer there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.
DARBY
And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope; and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.
BLB
And I will give to her her vineyards from there, and the valley of Achor as a door of hope; and she will sing there as in the days of her youth, and as in the day of her coming up from the land of Egypt.
ÅB
og så snart hun kommer derfra, vil jeg gi henne hennes vingårder igjen og gjøre Akors dal[^3] til en håpets dør for henne; og hun skal takke der[^4], som i sin ungdoms dager, som den dag hun dro opp fra Egypt.
OTB
Der vil jeg gi henne tilbake hennes vingårder, og gjøre Akors dal til en dør av håp. Der vil hun svare som i sin ungdoms dager, som på den dagen hun kom opp fra landet Egypt.
B1930
og så snart hun kommer derfra, vil jeg gi henne hennes vingårder igjen og gjøre Akors dal til en håpets dør for henne; og hun skal takke der, som i sin ungdoms dager, som den dag hun drog op fra Egyptens land.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 2:2

    “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.

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  • Ezekiel 28:26

    And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’”

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  • Hosea 11:1

    When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.

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  • Joshua 7:26

    And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.

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  • Ezekiel 16:60

    But I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.

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  • John 10:9

    I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.

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  • Acts 14:27

    When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

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  • Ezekiel 16:8

    Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD.

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