Hosea 2:10-11
Konteks2:10 Soon 1 I will expose her lewd nakedness 2 in front of her lovers,
and no one will be able to rescue her from me! 3
2:11 I will put an end to all her celebration:
her annual religious festivals,
monthly new moon celebrations,
and weekly Sabbath festivities –
all her appointed festivals.
[2:10] 1 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).
[2:10] 2 tn Heb “her lewdness” (so KJV, NIV); NAB, NRSV “her shame.”
[2:10] 3 tn Heb “out of my hand” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV); TEV “save her from my power.”