Hosea 2:10
in Hosea 2And then I will expose her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and no one will deliver her out of My hands.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And now will I uncover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of my hand.
KJV
And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand.
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This verse in Hosea 2
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Her lewdness - The word originally means “folly,” and so “foulness.” For sin is the only real folly, as holiness is the only true wisdom. But the folly of sin is veiled amid outward prosperity, and people think themselves, and are thought, wise and honorable and in good repute, and are centers of attraction and leaders of society, so long as they prosper; as it is said, “so long as thou doest well unto thyself, men will speak of thee” Psa 49:
This site's exposition
expose her lewdness
on Hosea 2:10-13
The judgment widens from provision to worship itself. The LORD ends "her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths", and the vines and fig trees become a thicket for the beasts of the field. The section closes on the root of them all, "But Me she forgot".
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"And now I will reveal her folly in the eyes of her lovers: and no man shall deliver her out of my hand: and I will cause all her mirth to cease, her solemnities, her new moons, her sabbaths, and all her festival times. And I will destroy her vines, and her fig-trees, of which she said: These are my rewards, which my lovers have given me: and I will make her a forest, and the beasts of the field shall devour her."
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
): " I will discover her lewdness, will bring to light all her secret wickedness, and make it public, to her shame; I will show by the punishment of it how heinous, how odious, how offensive it is. The fact has been denied, but now it shall appear; the fault has been diminished, but now it shall appear exceedingly sinful.
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And now will I discover her lewdness in the lovers,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
lewdness--rather, "the shame of her nakedness"; laying aside the figure, "I will expose her in her state, bereft of every necessary, before her lovers," that is, the idols (personified, as if they could see), who, nevertheless, can give her no help. "Discover" is appropriate to stripping off the self-flatteries of her hypocrisy.
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In the sight of her lovers - Her idols, and her faithful or faithless allies.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
But she did not know She did not lay it to her heart, but showed herself as unknowing.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַתָּ֛ה | veatah | and now | H6258 → | 433 times |
| אֲגַלֶּ֥ה | ʾagaleh | I will uncover | H1540 → | 186 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| נַבְלֻתָ֖הּ | navlutah | lewdness her | H5040 → | |
| לְעֵינֵ֣י | leeinei | to [the] eyes of | H5869 → | |
| מְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָ | meahaveiha | lovers her | H157 → | 211 times |
| וְאִ֖ישׁ | veish | and anyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יַצִּילֶ֥נָּה | yatzilenah | he will deliver her | H5337 → | 212 times |
| מִיָּדִֽי׃ | miyadi | from hand my | H3027 → | 1618 times |
וְעַתָּ֛הand now
veatahH6258 →433 times
אֲגַלֶּ֥הI will uncover
ʾagalehH1540 →186 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
נַבְלֻתָ֖הּlewdness her
navlutahH5040 →
לְעֵינֵ֣יto [the] eyes of
leeineiH5869 →
מְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָlovers her
meahaveihaH157 →211 times
וְאִ֖ישׁand anyone
veishH376 →1663 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יַצִּילֶ֥נָּהhe will deliver her
yatzilenahH5337 →212 times
מִיָּדִֽי׃from hand my
miyadiH3027 →1618 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each…
it leads to
- James 5:7
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
- 1 Corinthians 3:13
his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
- Hebrews 4:13
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
- Romans 2:16
on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
- James 5:7
Through
Ezekiel 23:29They will treat you with hatred, take all for which you have worked, and leave you naked and bare, so that the shame of your prostitution will be exposed. Your indecency and promiscuity
it leads to
- Ezekiel 23:45–47
But righteous men will sentence them to the punishment of those who commit adultery and bloodshed, because they are adulteresses with blood on their hands.
- Ezekiel 23:25–26
And I will set My jealous rage against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and ears, and your survivors will fall by the sword. They…
- Ezekiel 16:39
Then I will deliver you into the hands of your lovers, and they will level your mounds and tear down your lofty shrines. They will strip off your clothes, take your fine jewelry, and…
- Ezekiel 23:45–47
Where this verse is studied
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About Hosea
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Hosea 2:10-12; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.