Hosea 2:12

Hosea 2:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof she hath said, These are my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them.
• New International Version (NIV)I will ruin her vines and her fig trees, which she said were her pay from her lovers; I will make them a thicket, and wild animals will devour them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will lay waste her vines and her fig trees, of which she said, 'These are my wages, which my lovers have given me.' I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall devour them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“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.

Context of Hosea 2:12

10Now I will expose her shame in the sight of her lovers, and no one will rescue her from my power. 11I will put an end to all her celebrations: her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths — all her festivals. I will devastate her vines and fig trees. She thinks that these are her wages that her lovers have given her. I will turn them into a thicket, and the wild animals will eat them. 13And I will punish her for the days of the Baals, to which she burned incense. She put on her rings and her jewelry and followed her lovers, but she forgot me. This is the Lord’s declaration. 14Therefore, I am going to persuade her, lead her to the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.

Hosea 2:12 word by word

וַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֗י גַּפְנָהּ֙ וּתְאֵ֣נָתָ֔הּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמְרָ֗ה אֶתְנָ֥ה הֵ֙מָּה֙ לִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָֽתְנוּ־לִ֖י מְאַֽהֲבָ֑י וְשַׂמְתִּ֣ים לְיַ֔עַר וַאֲכָלָ֖תַם חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will destroyשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: destroyedH8074
• her vinesגֶּ֫פֶןgephen · vineH1612
• and her fig treesתְּאֵנָהte'ên te'ênâh · figH8384
• whereof she hath saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• my rewardsאֶתְנָה'ethnâh · wagesH866
• that my loversאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• have givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: payH5414
• me: and I will makeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• them a forestיַ֫עַרya‛ar · woodH3293
• and the beastsחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416
• of the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• shall eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398

Cross-references for Hosea 2:12

• Hosea 2:5Yes, their mother is promiscuous; she conceived them and acted shamefully. For she thought, “I will follow my lovers, the men who give me my food and water, my wool and flax, my oil and drink.”
• Hosea 9:1Israel, do not rejoice jubilantly as the nations do, for you have acted promiscuously, leaving your God. You love the wages of a prostitute on every grain-threshing floor.
• Psalms 80:12Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its fruit?
• Isaiah 5:5Now I will tell you what I am about to do to my vineyard: I will remove its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, and it will be trampled.
• Isaiah 7:23And on that day every place where there were a thousand vines, worth a thousand pieces of silver, will become thorns and briers.
• Isaiah 29:17Isn’t it true that in just a little while Lebanon will become an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest?
• Isaiah 32:13for the ground of my people growing thorns and briers, indeed, for every joyous house in the jubilant city.
• Jeremiah 26:18“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of King Hezekiah of Judah and said to all the people of Judah, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become ruins, and the temple’s mountain will be a high thicket.’
• Micah 3:12Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become ruins, and the temple’s mountain will be a high thicket.

Commentaries on Hosea 2:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12These are my rewards - They attributed all the blessings of Providence as rewards received from the idols which they worshipped.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-13Verses 6-13 God threatens what he would do with this treacherous, idolatrous people. They did not turn, therefore all this came upon them; and it is written for admonition to us. If lesser difficulties be got over, God will raise greater. The most resolute in sinful pursuits, are commonly most crossed in them. The way of God and duty is often hedged about with thorns, but we have reason to think it is a sinful way that is hedged up with thorns. Crosses…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-13God's first judgment (Hosea 2:6–7) was to limit the Israelites. This second judgment would take away and destroy what he had given them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. my rewards--my hire as a harlot (Is 23:17, 18). lovers--idols. destroy ... vines ... make ... forest--(Is 5:6; 7:23, 24). Fulfilled in the overthrow of Israel by Assyria (Ho 9:4, 5).Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 2:12

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Hosea 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings