Discovery BoxHosea 2:15 
Context2:15 From there I will give back her vineyards to her,
and turn the “Valley of Trouble” 1 into an “Opportunity 2 for Hope.”
There she will sing as she did when she was young, 3
when 4 she came up from the land of Egypt.
Hosea 9:10
Context9:10 When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the wilderness.
I viewed your ancestors 5 like an early fig on a fig tree in its first season.
Then they came to Baal-Peor and they dedicated themselves to shame –
they became as detestable as what they loved.
1 tn Heb “Valley of Achor,” so named because of the unfortunate incident recorded in Josh 7:1-26 (the name is explained in v. 26; the Hebrew term Achor means “disaster” or “trouble”). Cf. TEV, CEV “Trouble Valley.”
2 tn Heb “door” or “doorway”; cf. NLT “gateway.” Unlike the days of Joshua, when Achan’s sin jeopardized Israel’s mission and cast a dark shadow over the nation, Israel’s future return to the land will be marked by renewed hope.
3 tn Heb “as in the days of her youth” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV).
4 tn Heb “as in the day when” (so KJV, NASB).
5 tn Heb “fathers”; a number of more recent English versions use the more general “ancestors” here.
