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Hosea 2:5
New English Translation
Hosea 2:5
New English Translation
5 For their mother has committed adultery;
she who conceived them has acted shamefully.
For she said, “I will seek out[a] my lovers;[b]
they are the ones who give me my bread and my water,
my wool, my flax, my olive oil, and my wine.[c]
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:5 tn Heb “I will go after” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV).
- Hosea 2:5 sn This statement alludes to the practice of sexual rites in the Canaanite fertility cult that attempted to secure agricultural fertility from the Canaanite gods (note the following reference to wool, flax, olive oil, and wine).
- Hosea 2:5 tn Heb “my drinks.” Many English versions use the singular “drink” here (but cf. NCV, TEV, CEV “wine”).
Hosea 2:5
New International Version
Hosea 2:5
New International Version
Hosea 2:5
King James Version
Hosea 2:5
King James Version
5 For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.
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