Yosua 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.

Yosua 15:7

15:7 It then went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning northward to Gilgal (which is opposite the Pass ²  of Adummim south of the valley), crossed to the waters of En Shemesh and extended to En Rogel.

Yesaya 65:10

65:10 Sharon ³  will become a pasture for sheep,

and the Valley of Achor ⁴  a place where cattle graze; ⁵ 

they will belong to my people, who seek me. ⁶ 

Hosea 2:14

Future Repentance and Restoration of Israel

2:14 However, in the future I will allure her; ⁷ 

I will lead ⁸  her back into the wilderness,

and speak tenderly to her.

[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.

[15:7]  ² tn Or “ascent.”

[65:10]  ³ sn Sharon was a plain located to the west, along the Mediterranean coast north of Joppa and south of Carmel.

[65:10]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ tn Heb “a resting place for cattle”; NASB, NIV “for herds.”

[65:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “for my people who seek me.”

[2:14]  ⁷ tn The participle מְפַתֶּיהָ (méfatteha, Piel participle masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix from פָּתָה, patah, “to allure”) following the deictic particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “Now!”) describes an event that will occur in the immediate or near future.

[2:14]  ⁸ tn Following the future-time referent participle (מְפַתֶּיהָ, méfatteha) there is a string of perfects introduced by vav consecutive that refer to future events.