Hosea 2:12
my rewards—my hire as a harlot (Isaiah 23:17-18).
lovers—idols.
destroy . . . vines . . . make . . . forest— (Isaiah 5:6; Isaiah 7:23-24). Fulfilled in the overthrow of Israel by Assyria (Hosea 9:4-5).
10 Now aI will uncover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers,
And no one shall deliver her from My hand.
And no one shall deliver her from My hand.
11 aI will also cause all her mirth to cease,
Her feast days,
Her New Moons,
Her Sabbaths—
All her appointed feasts.
Her feast days,
Her New Moons,
Her Sabbaths—
All her appointed feasts.
12 “And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees,
Of which she has said,
‘These are my wages that my lovers have given me.’
So I will make them a forest,
And the beasts of the field shall eat them.
Of which she has said,
‘These are my wages that my lovers have given me.’
So I will make them a forest,
And the beasts of the field shall eat them.
13 I will punish her
For the days of the Baals to which she burned incense.
She decked herself with her earrings and jewelry,
And went after her lovers;
But Me she forgot,” says the Lord.
For the days of the Baals to which she burned incense.
She decked herself with her earrings and jewelry,
And went after her lovers;
But Me she forgot,” says the Lord.
God’s Mercy on His People
14 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
Will bring her into the wilderness,
And speak1 comfort to her.
Will bring her into the wilderness,
And speak1 comfort to her.
15 I will give her her vineyards from there,
And athe Valley of Achor as a door of hope;
She shall sing there,
As in bthe days of her youth,
cAs in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt.
And athe Valley of Achor as a door of hope;
She shall sing there,
As in bthe days of her youth,
cAs in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hosea 2:12:
Ezekiel 16:37
Hosea 2:5
Hosea 2:15
Hosea 7:14
Hosea 9:1
Hosea 9:2
Micah 1:7
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