Hosea 2:15

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.

Ex 15:1-21; Le 26:40-45; Nu 21:17; De 30:3-5; Jos 7:26; Ne 1:8,9; Ps 106:12; Isa 65:10; Isa 65:21; Jer 2:2; Jer 32:15; La 3:21; Eze 16:8,22,60; Eze 28:26; Eze 37:11-14; Ho 2:12; Ho 11:1; Am 9:14; Zec 9:12; Joh 10:9; Ac 14:27

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).