Hosea 2 · Verse 13

Hosea 2:13

And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the Lord.
Hosea 2:13, King James Version

Hosea 2:13 in other translations

BSBI 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.
WEBI will visit on her the days of the Baals, to which she burned incense when she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and went after her lovers and forgot me,” says the LORD.
ASVAnd I will visit upon her the days of the Baalim, unto which she burned incense, when she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith Jehovah.
YLTAnd I have charged on her the days of the Baalim, To whom she maketh perfume, And putteth on her ring and her ornament, And goeth after her lovers, And Me forgat--an affirmation of Jehovah.
DARBYAnd I will visit upon her the days of the Baals, wherein she burned incense to them, and decked herself with her rings and jewels, and went after her lovers, and forgot me, saith Jehovah.
BBEAnd I will give her punishment for the days of the Baals, to whom she has been burning perfumes, when she made herself fair with her nose-rings and her jewels, and went after her lovers, giving no thought to me, says the Lord.
WebsterAnd I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, in which she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her ear-rings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgot me, saith the LORD.

What does Hosea 2:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. days of Baalim--the days consecrated to the Baals, or various images of Baal in different cities, whence the names Baal-gad, Baal-hermon, &c. decked herself with ... earrings--rather, "nose-rings" (Is 3:21; Eze 16:12, Margin), with which harlots decked themselves to attract admirers: answering to the ornaments in which the Israelites decked themselves on the idols' feasts. forgat me--worse than the nations which had never known God. Israel wilfully apostatized from Jehovah, whom she had known.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Days of Baalim - To visit signifies to inflict punishment; the days are taken for the acts of idolatrous worship committed on them; and Baalim means the multitude of false gods worshipped by them. Baal was a general name for a male idol, as Astarte was for a female. Baalim includes all the male idols, as Ashtaroth all those that were female. But the species of idol was often designated by some adjunct; as Baal-Zebub, Baal-Peor, Baal-Zephon, Baal-Berith, etc. Her earrings - נזמה nizmah, signifies rather a nose jewel. These are worn by females in the East to the present day, in great abundance. And her jewels - וחליתה vechelyatah, rings, armlets, bracelets, ankle-rings, and ornaments of this kind.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 2:6-13

God threatens what he would do with this treacherous, idolatrous people. They did not turn, therefore all this came upon them; and it is written for admonition to us. If lesser difficulties be got over, God will raise greater. The most resolute in sinful pursuits, are commonly most crossed in them. The way of God and duty is often hedged about with thorns, but we have reason to think it is a sinful way that is…

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Hosea 2:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּפָקַדְתִּ֣יu.fa.kad.Tiand I will visitH6485
עָלֶ֗יהָ'a.Lei.haon herH5921
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְמֵ֤יye.Mei[the] days ofH3117
הַבְּעָלִים֙ha.be.'a.Limthe BaalsH1168
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhenH834
תַּקְטִ֣ירtak.Tirshe made smokeH6999
לָהֶ֔םla.Hemto them
וַתַּ֤עַדva.Ta.'adand she ornamented herselfH5710
נִזְמָהּ֙niz.Mahring[s] herH5141
וְחֶלְיָתָ֔הּve.chel.ya.Tahand jewelry herH2484
וַתֵּ֖לֶךְva.Te.lekhand she wentH1980
אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiafterH310
מְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.halovers herH157
וְאֹתִ֥יve.'o.Tiand <obj.> meH853
שָׁכְחָ֖הsha.khe.Chahshe forgotH7911
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \פYah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for Hosea 2:13

  • Judges 3:7

    And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgat the Lord their God, and served Baalim and the groves.

  • Hosea 13:6

    According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.

  • Hosea 13:1

    When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

  • Hosea 11:2

    As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

  • Jeremiah 7:9

    Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

  • Hosea 9:7

    The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.

  • Hosea 9:9-10

    They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins. I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal–peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.

  • Hosea 4:6

    My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

  • Hosea 8:14

    For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

  • Ezekiel 23:35

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.

  • Hosea 4:13

    They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.

  • Hosea 2:7

    And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will visit.
9:7,9; Ex 32:34; Jer 23:2
the days.
9:10; 13:1; Jud 2:11-13; 3:7; 10:6; 1Ki 16:31,32; 18:18-40; 2Ki 1:2
2Ki 10:28; 21:3
she burned.
11:2; Jer 7:9; 11:13; 18:15
she decked.
Eze 23:40-42
she went.
5,7; Jer 2:23-25
forgat.
De 6:12; 8:11-14; 32:18; Jud 3:7; 1Sa 12:9; Job 8:13; Ps 78:11
Ps 106:13,21; Isa 17:10; Jer 2:32; Eze 22:12; 23:35

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Context

  • Hosea 2:12

    And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof she hath said, These are my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them.

  • Hosea 2:13

    And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the Lord.

  • Hosea 2:14

    Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.

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Hosea 2:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y visitaré sobre ella los tiempos de los Baales, á los cuales incensaba, y adornábase de sus zarcillos y de sus joyeles, é íbase tras sus amantes olvidada de mí, dice Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et je ferai cesser toutes ses délices, sa fête, sa nouvelle lune, et son sabbat, et toutes ses assemblées;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich werde an ihr die Tage der Baalim heimsuchen, da sie denselben räucherte und sich mit ihren Ohrringen und ihrem Halsgeschmeide schmückte und ihren Buhlen nachging; mich aber hat sie vergessen, spricht Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et visitabo super eam dies Baalim, quibus accendebat incensum, et ornabatur in aure sua, et monili suo. Et ibat post amatores suos, et mei obliviscebatur, dicit Dominus.