5:15 Our hearts no longer have any joy; 1
our dancing is turned to mourning.
2:10 Soon 2 I will expose her lewd nakedness 3 in front of her lovers,
and no one will be able to rescue her from me! 4
1 tn Heb “the joy of our heart has ceased.”
2 tn The particle עַתָּה (’attah) often refers to the imminent or the impending future: “very soon” (BDB 774 s.v. עַתָּה 1.b). In Hosea it normally introduces imminent judgment (Hos 2:12; 4:16; 5:7; 8:8, 13; 10:2).
3 tn Heb “her lewdness” (so KJV, NIV); NAB, NRSV “her shame.”
4 tn Heb “out of my hand” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV); TEV “save her from my power.”