But she herself did not recognize that it was I who had given to her the grain and the sweet wine and the oil, and that I had made silver itself abound for her, and gold, which they made use of for Baal [or, which “they made into a Baal image, ” footnote]. ” ​ — Hosea 2: 6 - 8.
اما او نمی‌دانست که من بودم که گندم و شیره و روغن را به او می‌دادم و نقره و طلایی را که برای بَعْل [« برای ساختن بت بَعْل ،‏ » د ج‏] صرف می‌کردند برایش می‌افزودم .‏ » —‏ هوشَع ۲ :‏ ۶ -‏ ۸ .‏