Hosea 2:15

“And I will give her her vineyards from there, and the valley of Achor as a door of hope; and she will respond there as in the days of her youth, and as on the day she came up from the land of Egypt.”

Hosea 2:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Hosea 2:15, word by word

And I will giveנָתַתִּיnatati

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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her vineyardsכְּרָמֶיkerame

vineyard

Vineyard.

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and the valleyעֵמֶקemek

valley

Valley, broad low plain.

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of Achorעָכוֹרachor

Achor

Achor: a valley near Jericho where Achan was punished. The name means "ruin, trouble."

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as a doorפֶתַחfetach

entrance, door

Entrance, doorway, door, opening.

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of hopeתִּקְוָהtikva

hope

What one hopes for, and the reason to hope.

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and she will respondעָנְתָהanta

answer

To reply to what was said.

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as in the daysימֵיyme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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of her youthנְעוּרֶיneure

youth

Youth: the time of being young.

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she came upעֲלֹתָalota

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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from the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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Translation note

“Achor” means “trouble” (Joshua 7:24-26).

Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

14Therefore, look, I am going to entice her and lead her into the wilderness, and speak to her heart.

15 · This verse (above)

16And it will happen on that day, declares YHWH, that you will call me “My husband,” and you will no longer call me “My Baal.”

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