Joshua 7:26

7:26 Then they erected over him a large pile of stones (it remains to this very day ¹ ) and the Lord’s anger subsided. So that place is called the Valley of Disaster to this very day.

Isaiah 65:10

65:10 Sharon ²  will become a pasture for sheep,

and the Valley of Achor ³  a place where cattle graze; ⁴ 

they will belong to my people, who seek me. ⁵ 

Hosea 2:5

2:5 For their mother has committed adultery;

she who conceived them has acted shamefully.

For she said, “I will seek out ⁶  my lovers; ⁷ 

they are the ones who give me my bread and my water,

my wool, my flax, my olive oil, and my wine. ⁸ 

[7:26]  ¹ tc Heb “to this day.” The phrase “to this day” is omitted in the LXX and may represent a later scribal addition.

[65:10]  ² sn Sharon was a plain located to the west, along the Mediterranean coast north of Joppa and south of Carmel.

[65:10]  ³ sn The Valley of Achor (“Achor” means “trouble” in Hebrew) was the site of Achan’s execution. It was located to the east, near Jericho.

[65:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “a resting place for cattle”; NASB, NIV “for herds.”

[65:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “for my people who seek me.”

[2:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “I will go after” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV).

[2:5]  ⁷ sn This statement alludes to the practice of sexual rites in the Canaanite fertility cult which attempted to secure agricultural fertility from the Canaanite gods (note the following reference to wool, flax, olive oil, and wine).

[2:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “my drinks.” Many English versions use the singular “drink” here, but cf. NCV, TEV, CEV “wine.”