Hosea 2:13 (YLT)

Passage

And I have charged on her the days of the Baalim, To whom she maketh perfume, And putteth on her ring and her ornament, And goeth after her lovers, And Me forgat--an affirmation of Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Hosea 2:11 And I have caused to cease all her joy, Her festival, her new moon, and her sabbath, Even all her appointed times,

Hosea 2:12 And made desolate her vine and her fig-tree, Of which she said, A gift they <FI>are<Fi> to me, That my lovers have given to me, And I have made them for a forest, And consumed them hath a beast of the field.

Hosea 2:13 And I have charged on her the days of the Baalim, To whom she maketh perfume, And putteth on her ring and her ornament, And goeth after her lovers, And Me forgat--an affirmation of Jehovah.

Hosea 2:14 Therefore, lo, I am enticing her, And have caused her to go to the wilderness, And I have spoken unto her heart,

Hosea 2:15 And given to her her vineyards from thence, And the valley of Achor for an opening of hope, And she hath responded there as in the days of her youth, And as in the day of her coming up out of the land of Egypt.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "charged", "days", "baalim", "maketh", "perfume", "putteth", "ring", and "ornament". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "charged" and "days", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And made desolate her vine and her..." into verse 14's "Therefore lo I am enticing her And...", so "charged" and "days" belong inside that flow. In Hosea context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "charged" and "days" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.