Deuteronomy 32:38
Context32:38 who ate the best of their sacrifices,
and drank the wine of their drink offerings?
Let them rise and help you;
let them be your refuge!
Hosea 2:17
Context2:17 For 1 I will remove the names of the Baal idols 2 from your lips, 3
so that you will never again utter their names!” 4
Zechariah 13:2
Context13:2 And also on that day,” says the Lord who rules over all, “I will remove 5 the names of the idols from the land and they will never again be remembered. Moreover, I will remove the prophets and the unclean spirit from the land.
[2:17] 1 tn The vav consecutive prefixed to וַהֲסִרֹתִי (vahasiroti) “I will remove” (vav consecutive + Hiphil perfect 1st person common singular) introduces an explanatory clause.
[2:17] 2 tn Heb “the Baals.” The singular term בַּעַל (ba’al) refers to the Canaanite god Baal himself, while the plural form הַבְּעָלִים (habbé’alim) refers to the manifestations of the god (i.e., idols; BDB 127 s.v. בָּעַל II.1).
[2:17] 3 tn Heb “from her mouth.” In the translation this is rendered as second person for consistency.
[2:17] 4 tn Heb “they will no longer be mentioned by their name.”
[13:2] 5 tn Heb “cut off” (so NRSV); NAB “destroy”; NIV “banish.”