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

10I will show her naked body to her lovers, and no one will rescue her from my power. 11I will put an end to all her celebrations: her annual festivals, her New Moon Festivals, her weekly worship days—all her appointed festivals. I will destroy her grapevines and fig trees. She said that they were gifts from her lovers. I will turn her vineyards into a forest, and wild animals will devour them. 13I will punish her for all the times she burned incense as an offering to other gods—the Baals. She put on her rings and jewelry, and she chased after her lovers. She forgot me,” declares the Lord. 14“That is why I’m going to win her back. I will lead her into the desert. I will 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 2:5Their mother acted like a prostitute. The woman who became pregnant with them did shameful things. She said, ‘I’ll chase after my lovers. They will give me food and water, wool and linen, olive oil and wine.’
• Hosea 9:1Israel, don’t rejoice. Don’t celebrate as other nations do. You have been unfaithful to your God. You have sold sex on every threshing floor.
• Psalms 80:12Why did you break down the stone fences around this vine? All who pass by are picking its fruit.
• Isaiah 5:5Now then, let me tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will tear away its hedge so that it can be devoured and tear down its wall so that it can be trampled.
• Isaiah 7:23On that day, in every place where there were 1,000 vines (worth 1,000 pieces of silver), there will be briars and thorns.
• Isaiah 29:17In a very short time Lebanon will be turned into a fertile field and the fertile field will be considered a forest.
• Isaiah 32:13Mourn for my people’s land where thorns and briars will grow. Mourn for all the happy homes in a joyful city.
• Jeremiah 26:18“Micah from Moresheth prophesied at the time of Judah’s King Hezekiah 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 a pile of rubble, and the temple mountain will become a worship site covered with trees.’
• Micah 3:12Because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a pile of rubble, and the temple mountain will become a worship site covered with trees.

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