Hosea 2:15 (YLT)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Hosea 2:16 And it hath come to pass, in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah, Thou dost call Me--My husband, And dost not call Me any more--My lord.

Hosea 2:17 And I have turned aside the names of the lords from her mouth, And they are not remembered any more by their name.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "given", "vineyards", "thence", "valley", "achor", "opening", "hope", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "given" and "vineyards", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Therefore lo I am enticing her And..." into verse 16's "And it hath come to pass in...", so "given" and "vineyards" 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 "given" and "vineyards" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.