Hosea 2:16 — I promise from that day on, you will call me your husband instead of your maste… — CEV | maBible
Read Hosea 2:16 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Hosea 2.16, Hosea 2v16, Os. 2:16. I promise from that day on, you will call me your husband instead of your master.
Other reference formats: Hosea 2.16, Hosea 2v16, Os. 2:16.
16 I promise from that day on, you will call me your husband instead of your master.
Notes and references
husband … master: In Hebrew the word “master” is the same as the name of the god Baal. But the Lord promises that his people will have a deep personal relationship with him (like a devoted wife and husband) rather than merely a legal tie (like a wife and her “master”).