The Meaning of Hosea 2:17 Explained

Hosea 2:17

KJV: For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.

YLT: And I have turned aside the names of the lords from her mouth, And they are not remembered any more by their name.

Darby: for I will take away the names of the Baals out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.

ASV: For I will take away the names of the Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be mentioned by their name.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Hosea 2:17?

MEANING: What does Hosea 2:17 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Hosea 2:17 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Hosea 2:17?

What is the context of Hosea 2:17?

The Restoration of Israel (Hosea 2:16-23)
Israel’s Adultery Forgiven (Hosea 2:14-23)
The Lord 's Mercy on Israel (Hosea 2:14-23)
God’s Mercy on His People (Hosea 2:14-23)
Restoration of Israel (Hosea 2:14-23)
The Lord’s Love for Unfaithful Israel (Hosea 2:14-23)
Israel Punished and Restored (Hosea 2:2-23)
The Unfaithful Wife (Hosea 2:1-23)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.

What does Hosea 2:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Hosea 2:14-23 - "a Door Of Hope"

The valley of Achor was a long wild pass up through the hills. The prophet says that a door of hope would open there, like the Mont Cenis tunnel which leads from the precipices and torrents on the northern slopes of the Alps to the sunny plains of Italy. That door opens hard by the heap of stones beneath which that troubler of Israel, Achan, was laid. We must put away our Achans before we can see doors of hope swing wide before us.

The prophet was bidden to make one further overture to his truant wife. She had been faithless, but the old love burnt in her husband's soul, and he was prepared to buy her back to himself at half the price of a female slave, Exodus 21:32. His only stipulation was that she should abide with him for many days. This was to be a time of testing, with the assurance that, if she were penitent and faithful, she would be perfectly restored.

What a wonderful verse is Hosea 2:3! We are purchased to God by the death of His Son. He only asks us to be for Himself and He promises to be for us. "The best of all," cried the dying Wesley, "is that God is for us!" Shall we not close with the offer and give ourselves to Him? [source]

Chapter Summary: Hosea 2

¹ The idolatry of the people
⁶ God's judgments against them
¹⁴ His promises of reconciliation with them

What do the individual words in Hosea 2:17 mean?

For I will take - the names of the Baals from her mouth and no they shall be remembered more by their name

וַהֲסִרֹתִ֛י אֶת־ שְׁמ֥וֹת הַבְּעָלִ֖ים מִפִּ֑יהָ וְלֹֽא־ יִזָּכְר֥וּ ע֖וֹד בִּשְׁמָֽם

וַהֲסִרֹתִ֛י	For I will take
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular Root: סוּר Sense: to turn aside, depart.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שְׁמ֥וֹת	the names
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: שֵׁם Sense: name.
הַבְּעָלִ֖ים	of the Baals
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: בַּעַל Sense: supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites.
מִפִּ֑יהָ	from her mouth
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular Root: פֶּה Sense: mouth.
וְלֹֽא־	and no
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
יִזָּכְר֥וּ	they shall be remembered
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: זָכַר Sense: to remember, recall, call to mind.
ע֖וֹד	more
Parse: Adverb Root: עֹוד Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
בִּשְׁמָֽם	by their name
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: שֵׁם Sense: name.

What are the major concepts related to Hosea 2:17?

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Similar Scriptures for Hosea 2:17

		Exodus 23:13 [5]
		Joshua 23:7 [4]
		Psalms 16:4 [4]
		Zechariah 13:2 [3]
		Jeremiah 10:11 [2]