Hosea 2 · Verse 16

Hosea 2:16

And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.
Hosea 2:16, King James Version

Hosea 2:16 in other translations

BSBIn that day,” declares the LORD, “you will call Me ‘my Husband,’ and no longer call Me ‘my Master.’
WEBIt will be in that day,” says the LORD, “that you will call me ‘my husband,’ and no longer call me ‘my master.’
ASVAnd it shall be at that day, saith Jehovah, that thou shalt call me Ishi, and shalt call me no more Baali.
YLTAnd it hath come to pass, in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah, Thou dost call Me--My husband, And dost not call Me any more--My lord.
DARBYAnd it shall be in that day, saith Jehovah, that thou shalt call me, My husband, and shalt call me no more, Baali;
BBEAnd in that day, says the Lord, you will say to me, Ishi; and you will never again give me the name of Baali;
WebsterAnd it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.

What does Hosea 2:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
16. Ishi ... no more Baali--"my Husband ... no more my Lord." Affection is the prominent idea in "Husband"; rule, in "Lord." The chief reason for the substitution of Husband for Lord appears in Ho 2:17; namely, Baali, the Hebrew for my Lord, had been perverted to express the images of Baal, whose name ought not to be taken on their lips (Ex 23:13; Zec 13:2).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 Thou shalt call me Ishi - That is, my man, or my husband; a title of love and affection; and not Baali, my master, a title exciting fear and apprehension; which, howsoever good in itself, was now rendered improper to be applied to Jehovah, having been prostituted to false gods. This intimated that they should scrupulously avoid idolatry; and they had such a full proof of the inefficacy of their idolatrous worship that, after their captivity, they never more served idols.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 2:14-23

After these judgments the Lord would deal with Israel more gently. By the promise of rest in Christ we are invited to take his yoke upon us; and the work of conversion may be forwarded by comforts as well as by convictions. But usually the Lord drives us to despair of earthly joy, and help from ourselves, that, being shut from every other door, we may knock at Mercy's gate. From that time Israel would be more truly…

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Hosea 2:16 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.

וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
בַיּוֹם\־vai.yom-in the dayH3117
הַהוּא֙ha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
תִּקְרְאִ֖יtik.re.'Iyou will callH7121
אִישִׁ֑י'i.Shihusband myH376
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
תִקְרְאִי\־tik.re.'i-you will callH7121
לִ֥יli<to> me
ע֖וֹדodagainH5750
בַּעְלִֽי\׃ba'.LiBaal myH1180

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Hosea 2:16

  • Isaiah 54:5

    For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

  • 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.

  • Revelation 19:7

    Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

  • Jeremiah 3:14

    Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:

  • John 3:29

    He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

  • 2 Corinthians 11:2

    For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

  • Ephesians 5:25-27

    Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ishi. that is, My husband.
7; Isa 54:5; Jer 3:14; Joh 3:29; 2Co 11:2; Eph 5:25-27; Re 19:7
Baali. that is, My lord.

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Context

  • Hosea 2:15

    And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.

  • Hosea 2:16

    And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.

  • Hosea 2:17

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

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Hosea 2:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y será que en aquel tiempo, dice Jehová, me llamarás Marido mío, y nunca más me llamarás Baali.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		C’est pourquoi, voici, moi, je l’attirerai, et je la mènerai au désert, et je lui parlerai au cœur;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es wird geschehen an jenem Tage, spricht Jehova da wirst du mich nennen: Mein Mann; und du wirst mich nicht mehr nennen: Mein Baal.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et erit in die illa, ait Dominus: vocabit me, Vir meus, et non vocabit me ultra Baali.