Héxīāshū 2:14-23

14 Hòulái wǒ bì quàndǎo tā , lǐng tā dào kuàngyĕ , duì tā shuō ānwèi de huà .

15 Tā cóng nàli chūlai . wǒ bì cì tā pútaóyuán , yòu cì tā Yàgē yù zuòwéi zhǐwang de mén , tā bì zaì nàli yìngshēng ( huò zuò gē chàng ) , yǔ yòunián de rìzi yíyàng , yǔ cóng Āijí dì shang lái de shíhou xiāngtóng .

16 Yēhéhuá shuō , nà rì nǐ bì chēnghu wǒ yī shī ( jiù shì wǒ fú de yìsi ) , bú zaì chēnghu wǒ bā lì ( jiù shì wǒ zhǔ de yìsi ) .

17 Yīnwei wǒ bì cóng wǒ mín de kǒu zhōng chúdiào zhū bā lì de míng haó , zhè míng haó bú zaì tí qǐ .

18 Dāng nà rì , wǒ bì wèi wǒde mín , yǔ tiānyĕ de zǒushòu , hé kōng zhōng de fēiniǎo , bìng dì shang de kūnchóng lì yuē . yòu bì zaì guó zhōng zhé duàn gōng dāo , zhǐxī zhēng zhàn , shǐ tāmen ānrán tǎng wò .

19 Wǒ bì pìn nǐ yǒngyuǎn guī wǒ wèi qī , yǐ rényì , gōngping , cíaì , liánmǐn pìn nǐ guī wǒ .

20 Yĕ yǐ chéngshí pìn nǐ guī wǒ , nǐ jiù bì rènshi wǒ Yēhéhuá .

21 Yēhéhuá shuō , nà rì wǒ bì yīngyún , wǒ bì yīngyún tiān , tiān bì yīngyún dì .

22 Dì bì yīngyún wǔgǔ , xīn jiǔ , hé yóu , zhèxie bì yīngyún yé sī liè mín ( yé sī liè jiù shì shén zāizhòng de yìsi ) .

23 Wǒ bìjiāng tā zhǒng zaì zhè dì , sù bù méng liánmǐn de , wǒ bì liánmǐn , bĕn fēi wǒ mín de , wǒ bì duì tā shuō , nǐ shì wǒde mín , tā bì shuō , nǐ shì wǒde shén .

Héxīāshū 2:14-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO HOSEA 2

This chapter is an explanation of the former, proceeding upon the same argument in more express words. The godly Israelites are here called upon to lay before the body of the people their idolatry, ingratitude, obstinacy, and ignorance of the God of their mercies; and to exhort them to repentance, lest they should be stripped of all their good things, and be brought into great distress and difficulties; all their joy and comfort cease, and be exposed to shame and contempt, Ho 2:1-13, yet, notwithstanding, many gracious promises are made unto them, of their having the alluring and comfortable word of the Gospel; of a door of hope; of salvation being opened to them; of faith in the Lord, and affection to him as their husband; of the removal of all idolatry from them; of safety from all enemies; of their open espousal to Christ; of his hearing of their prayers, and giving them plenty of all good things; and of their multiplication, conversion, and covenant relation to God, Ho 2:14-23.