Hosea 2:17 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Hosea 2:18 And I have made to them a covenant in that day, with the beast of the field, And with the fowl of the heavens, And the creeping thing of the ground, And bow, and sword, and war I break from off the land, And have caused them to lie down confidently.

Hosea 2:19 And I have betrothed thee to Me to the age, And betrothed thee to Me in righteousness, And in judgment, and kindness, and mercies,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "turned", "aside", "names", "lords", "mouth", and "remembered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "turned" and "aside", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "And it hath come to pass in..." into verse 18's "And I have made to them a...", so "turned" and "aside" 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 "turned" and "aside" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.