Hosea 2:8–9
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Agricultural Fertility Withdrawn from Israel
2:8Yet25 until now26 she has refused to acknowledge27 that I28 was the one
who gave her the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil;
and that it was I who29 lavished on her the silver and gold—
which they30 used in worshiping Baal!31
2:9Therefore, I will take back32 my grain during the harvest time33
and my new wine when it ripens;34
I will take away my wool and my flax
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- 25 Or “For” (so , ); or “But” (so ).
- 26 The phrase “until now” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity and smoothness.
- 27 Heb “she does not know” (so , ); or “she does not acknowledge.”
- 28 The 1st person common singular independent personal pronoun אָנֹכִי (’anokhi, “I”) is emphatic, since the subject of this verbal clause is already explicit in the verb נָתַתִּי (natatti, Qal perfect 1st person common singular: “I gave”).
- 29 The phrase “that it was I who” does not appear in the Hebrew text here, but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.
- 30 The third person plural here is an obvious reference to the Israelites who had been unfaithful to the Lord in spite of all that he had done for them. To maintain the imagery of Israel as the prostitute, a third person feminine singular would be called for; in the interest of literary consistency this has been supplied in some English translations (e.g., , , , ).
- 31 Heb “for Baal” (so , , ); cf. “in the worship of Baal.”
- 32 Heb “I will return and I will take.” The two verbs joined with vav conjunction form a verbal hendiadys in which the first verb functions adverbially and the second retains its full verbal sense ( §120.d, h): אָשׁוּב וְלָקַחְתִּי (’ashuv vélaqakhti) means “I will take back.”
- 33 Heb “in its time” (so , ).
- 34 Heb “in its season” (so , , ).
- 35 The words “which I had provided” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons; cf. “intended to cover.”
- 36 Heb “to cover her nakedness” (so and many other English versions); “for clothing.” This announcement of judgment is extremely ironic and forcefully communicates poetic justice: The punishment will fit the crime. The Israelites were literally uncovering their nakedness in temple prostitution in the Baal fertility cult rituals. Yahweh will, in effect, give them what they wanted (nakedness) but not in the way they wanted it: Yahweh will withhold the agricultural fertility they sought from Baal which would lead to nakedness caused by impoverishment.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
And she did not know
that it was I who gave her
the grain, the wine, and the oil,
and who lavished on her silver and gold,
which they used for Baal.
Therefore I will take back
my grain in its time,
and my wine in its season,
and I will take away my wool and my flax,
which were to cover her nakedness.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
She has not acknowledged that I was the one
who gave her the grain, the new wine and oil,
who lavished on her the silver and gold—
which they used for Baal.
“Therefore I will take away my grain when it ripens,
and my new wine when it is ready.
I will take back my wool and my linen,
intended to cover her naked body.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
She does not recognize
that it is I who gave her the grain,
the new wine, and the fresh oil.
I lavished silver and gold on her,
which they used for Baal.
Therefore, I will take back my grain in its time
and my new wine in its season;
I will take away my wool and linen,
which were to cover her nakedness.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
She doesn’t realize it was I who gave her everything she has—
the grain, the new wine, the olive oil;
I even gave her silver and gold.
But she gave all my gifts to Baal.
“But now I will take back the ripened grain and new wine
I generously provided each harvest season.
I will take away the wool and linen clothing
I gave her to cover her nakedness.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
But she did not know
that it was I who gave her
grain, new wine, and oil,
and who gave her silver in abundance,
and gold which they made into a Baal.
Therefore I will take again
my grain in its time,
and my wine in its season;
and I will take away my wool and my flax,
which were to cover her nakedness.
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KJV 1900King James Version
For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil,
And multiplied her silver and gold,
Which they prepared for Baal.
Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof,
And my wine in the season thereof,
And will recover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness.
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