Hosea 2 · Verse 17

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.
Hosea 2:17, King James Version

Hosea 2:17 in other translations

BSBFor I will remove from her lips the names of the Baals; no longer will their names be invoked.
WEBFor I will take away the names of the Baals out of her mouth, and they will no longer be mentioned by name.
ASVFor I will take away the names of the Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be mentioned by their name.
YLTAnd I have turned aside the names of the lords from her mouth, And they are not remembered any more by their name.
DARBYfor I will take away the names of the Baals out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
BBEFor I will take away the names of the Baals out of her mouth, and never again will she say their names.
WebsterFor 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?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. Baalim--plural, expressing the various images of Baal, which, according to the places of their erection, received various names, Baal-gad, Baal-ammon, &c.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 2:17 in the original Hebrew

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וַהֲסִרֹתִ֛יva.ha.si.ro.Tiand I will removeH5493
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁמ֥וֹתshe.Mot[the] names ofH8034
הַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.Limthe BaalsH1168
מִפִּ֑יהָmi.Pi.hafrom mouth herH6310
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יִזָּכְר֥וּyi.za.khe.Ruthey will be rememberedH2142
ע֖וֹדodagainH5750
בִּשְׁמָֽם\׃bish.Mamby name theirH8034

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

Cross references for Hosea 2:17

  • Exodus 23:13

    And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.

  • Psalms 16:4

    Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.

  • Joshua 23:7

    That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

  • Zechariah 13:2

    And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.

  • Jeremiah 10:11

    Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will.
Ex 23:13; Jos 23:7; Ps 16:4; Zec 13:2
and they.
Jer 10:11

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Context

  • 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.

  • Hosea 2:18

    And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.

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Hosea 2:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque quitaré de su boca los nombres de los Baales, y nunca más serán mentados por sus nombres.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et de là je lui donnerai ses vignes, et la vallée d’Acor pour une porte d’espérance; et là elle chantera comme dans les jours de sa jeunesse et comme au jour où elle monta du pays d’Égypte.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich werde die Namen der Baalim hinwegtun aus ihrem Munde, und sie werden nicht mehr mit ihrem Namen erwähnt werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et auferam nomina Baalim de ore ejus, et non recordabitur ultra nominis eorum.