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Hosea 2:16–17

16 “And it shall be, in that day,”

Says the Lord,

That you will call Me 8‘My Husband,’

And no longer call Me 9‘My Master,’

17 For qI will take from her mouth the names of the Baals,

And they shall be remembered by their name no more.

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Hosea 2:16–17 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 “In that day,” declares the Lord,

“you will call me ‘my husband’;

you will no longer call me ‘my master.’

17 I will remove the names of the Baals from her lips;

no longer will their names be invoked.

Hosea 2:16–17 — English Standard Version (ESV)

16 “And in that day, declares the Lord, you will call me ‘My Husband,’ and no longer will you call me ‘My Baal.’ 17 For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be remembered by name no more.

Hosea 2:16–17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt call me Ishi;

And shalt call me no more Baali.

17 For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth,

And they shall no more be remembered by their name.

Hosea 2:16–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 When that day comes,” says the Lord,

“you will call me ‘my husband’

instead of ‘my master.’

17 O Israel, I will wipe the many names of Baal from your lips,

and you will never mention them again.

Hosea 2:16–17 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 The Lord says, “In the future she will call me ‘my husband;’

no longer will she call me ‘my baal.’

17 I will never let her say the names of Baal again;

people won’t use their names anymore.

Hosea 2:16–17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 And it shall be at that day, saith Jehovah, that thou shalt call me Ishi, and shalt call me no more Baali. 17 For I will take away the names of the Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be mentioned by their name.

Hosea 2:16–17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 And it shall be in that day, saith Jehovah, that thou shalt call me, My husband, and shalt call me no more, Baali; 17 for I will take away the names of the Baals out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.

Hosea 2:16–17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 “On that day she will call me her husband,” declares the Lord

“She will no longer call me her master.

17 I won’t allow her to say the names of other gods called Baal. 

She will never again call out their names. 

Hosea 2:16–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 In that day—

this is the Lord’s declaration—

you will call Me, “My husband,”

and no longer call Me, “My Baal.”

17 For I will remove the names of the Baals

from her mouth;

they will no longer be remembered by their names.

Hosea 2:16–17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 On that day, says the Lord, you will call me, “My husband,” and no longer will you call me, “My Baal.” 17 For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be mentioned by name no more.

Hosea 2:16–17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 And on that day—

a declaration of Yahweh—

you will call me, “My husband;”

you will no longer call me, “My Baal.”

17 I will remove the names

of the Baals from her mouth,

and they will no longer be mentioned by their name.

Hosea 2:16–17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 “A new day is coming,” announces the Lord.

“Israel will call me My Husband.

She will no longer call me My Master.

17 She will no longer speak about the gods

that are named after Baal.

She will not pray to them for help anymore.

Hosea 2:16–17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 “It will come about in that day,” declares the Lord,

“That you will call Me Ishi

And will no longer call Me Baali.

17 “For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth,

So that they will be mentioned by their names no more.


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