Hosea 2:20

Footnotes

1. 67 The vav consecutive on the suffix conjugation verb וְיָדַעַתְּ (véyada’at, “then you will know”) introduces a result clause (cf. , ).
2. 68 Or “know.” The term יָדַע (yada’, “know, acknowledge”) is often used in covenant contexts. It can refer to the suzerain’s acknowledgment of his covenant obligations to his vassal or to the vassal’s acknowledgment of his covenant obligations to his suzerain. When used in reference to a vassal, the verb “know” is metonymical (cause for effect) for “obey.” See H. Huffmann, “The Treaty Background of Hebrew yādaʿ,” 181 (1966): 31–37.
3. 69 The reads יְהוָה (yéhvah, “the Lord”); however, many Hebrew read כִּי אָנִי (ki ’ani, “that it is I”), as also reflected in the Latin (cf. “know who I am”).