Pentecost Season · Proper 3 · Year B
Hosea 2:14-20
Israel Punished and Restored
May 23, 2027
Overview & Insights
“And I will betroth you to me forever.” (Hosea 2:19)
Once again the disciple who arranged chapters 1–3 has included a passage that serves as a summary of much of Hosea’s preaching (2:16–14:9). All of 2:2–15 represents genuine oracles of Hosea, but it is possible that this unit as a whole has been put together from originally independent oracles, such as 2:2–4; 2:5–7a; 2:7c–10; 2:11–13; and 2:14–15. As it now stands, however, the pericope forms a rhetorical whole.
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Commentary
Hosea 2 Enduring Word · David Guzik
A verse by verse evangelical commentary on God alluring and betrothing unfaithful Israel.
Hosea 2 Commentary Precept Austin
Word studies and cross references working verse by verse through Hosea 2.
Hosea 2:14 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries assembled for each verse of Hosea 2.
Hosea 2, Expository Notes StudyLight
Thomas Constable's expository notes on the marriage imagery and restoration in Hosea 2.
Background & Word Study
Hosea 2 in Hebrew Sefaria
The Hebrew text of Hosea 2 with JPS translation and classical Jewish commentators such as Rashi and Ibn Ezra.
Enter the Bible: Hosea Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on Hosea, the prophet's marriage, and the book's message.
Hosea 2 Hebrew Interlinear BibleHub
The Hebrew text of Hosea 2 word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers.
Overview: Hosea BibleProject
An animated overview of Hosea that frames God's covenant love for a wayward people.
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Questions preachers ask
What is the promise of Hosea 2?
God will lure unfaithful Israel back into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her, betrothing her again in righteousness and steadfast love, so that she knows the Lord.
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