2:10 Soon 1 I will expose her lewd nakedness 2 in front of her lovers,
and no one will be able to rescue her from me! 3
6:9 The company of priests is like a gang of robbers,
lying in ambush to pounce on a victim.
They commit murder on the road to Shechem;
they have done heinous crimes!
1 tn The particle עַתָּה (’attah) often refers to the imminent or the impending future: “very soon” (BDB 774 s.v. עַתָּה 1.b). In Hosea it normally introduces imminent judgment (Hos 2:12; 4:16; 5:7; 8:8, 13; 10:2).
2 tn Heb “her lewdness” (so KJV, NIV); NAB, NRSV “her shame.”
3 tn Heb “out of my hand” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV); TEV “save her from my power.”