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Hosea 2:14
New English Translation
Hosea 2:14
New English Translation
Future Repentance and Restoration of Israel
14 “However, in the future I will allure her;[a]
I will lead[b] her back into the wilderness,
and speak tenderly to her.
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:14 tn The participle מְפַתֶּיהָ (mefatteha, Piel participle masculine singular + third feminine singular suffix from פָּתָה, patah, “to allure”) following the deictic particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “Now!”) describes an event that will occur in the immediate or near future.
- Hosea 2:14 tn Following the future-time-referent participle (מְפַתֶּיהָ, méfatteha), there is a string of perfects introduced by vav consecutive that refer to future events.
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