Discovery BoxHosea 2:10 
Context2:10 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
Hosea 10:3
ContextThe Lord Will Punish Israel by Removing Its Kings
10:3 Very soon they will say, “We have no king
since we did not fear the Lord.
But what can a king do for us anyway?”
Hosea 13:4
ContextWell-Fed Israel Will Be Fed to Wild Animals
13:4 But I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of Egypt.
Therefore, you must not acknowledge any God but me;
except me there is no Savior.
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 tn Heb “her lewdness” (so KJV, NIV); NAB, NRSV “her shame.”
3 tn Heb “out of my hand” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV); TEV “save her from my power.”
