Hosea 2:17

New English Translation

¹⁷For^[a] I will remove the names of the Baal idols^[b] from your lips,^[c]
so that you will never again utter their names!^[d]

Hosea 2:17 tn The vav consecutive prefixed to וַהֲסִרֹתִי (vahasiroti) “I will remove” (vav consecutive + Hiphil perfect first person common singular) introduces an explanatory clause.
Hosea 2:17 tn Heb “the Baals.” The singular term בַּעַל (baʿal) refers to the Canaanite god Baal himself, while the plural form הַבְּעָלִים (habb^eʿalim) refers to the manifestations of the god (i.e., idols; BDB 127 s.v. בַּעַל-I II.1).
Hosea 2:17 tn Heb “from her mouth.” In the translation this is rendered as second person for consistency.
Hosea 2:17 tn Heb “they will no longer be mentioned by their name.”

New English Translation (NET)