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Hosea 2:12

King James Version (KJV)

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Hosea 2:12

Verse 12 of 23

Scripture focus

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.

Hosea 2:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Hosea 2:12

Theological / Devotional

Destroy her vines. God now threatens to take away the means of support, thus cutting off all future hope (see on Ps. 107:33, 34). The vines and fig trees are symbolic of prosperity and peace (see on 1 Kings 4:25; Jer. 5:17).

My rewards. “My hire” (LXX; RSV); the payment given to an adulteress or a woman of ill fame.

A forest. Heb. ya‘ar, “a thicket,” or “a wood.” The land where these fruitful trees and vines grew will be turned into a region of uncultivated brushwood.

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