Discovery BoxHosea 2:11 
Context2:11 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.
Hosea 6:11
Context6:11 I have appointed a time to reap judgment 1 for you also, O Judah!
Whenever I want to restore the fortunes of my people, 2
Hosea 8:4
Context8:4 They enthroned kings without my consent! 3
They appointed princes without my approval! 4
They made idols out of their silver and gold,
but they will be destroyed! 5
1 tn Heb “a harvest is appointed for you also, O Judah” (similar ASV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
2 tc In the verse divisions of the MT (Leningrad Codex and Aleppo Codex), this is the last line of 6:11. However, the BHK and BHS editors suggest that it belongs with the beginning of 7:1. The ancient versions (Greek, Syriac, Latin) all reflect textual traditions that connect it with 6:11. The English versions are divided: some connect it with 6:11 (KJV, NASB, NLT), while others connect it with 7:1 (RSV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NJPS). The parallelism between this line and 7:1a favors connecting it with 7:1.
3 tn Heb “but without me”; NCV “without asking my permission”; CEV “without consulting me.”
4 tn Heb “but I did not know”; NRSV “but without my knowledge.”
5 tn Heb “in order to be cut off.” The text gives the impression that they made the idols for this purpose, but the language is ironic and sarcastic, bringing out the futility of their efforts. One could paraphrase, “they made idols…but only so that they might be destroyed.” Though they had other plans for the idols, God’s judgment would bring their intentions to naught.
