Hosea 2:17

For ¹  I will remove the names of the Baal idols ²  from your lips, ³  so that you will never again utter their names!” ⁴ 

Ex 23:13; Jos 23:7; Ps 16:4; Jer 10:11; Zec 13:2

¹ tn The vav consecutive prefixed to וַהֲסִרֹתִי (vahasiroti) “I will remove” (vav consecutive + Hiphil perfect 1st person common singular) introduces an explanatory clause.

² tn Heb “the Baals.” The singular term בַּעַל (ba’al) refers to the Canaanite god Baal himself, while the plural form הַבְּעָלִים (habbé’alim) refers to the manifestations of the god (i.e., idols; BDB 127 s.v. בָּעַל II.1).

³ tn Heb “from her mouth.” In the translation this is rendered as second person for consistency.

⁴ tn Heb “they will no longer be mentioned by their name.”