Hosea 2:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hosea 2:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hosea 2:12 is a verse from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof she hath said, These are my rewards that my lovers have given me..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hosea 2:12 — 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. destroy: Heb. make desolate”
— Hosea 2:12 (KJV)
Hosea 2:12 in Context — About the Book of Hosea
Hosea lived his sermon: commanded to marry an unfaithful wife and keep bringing her home, he became a walking picture of God's scandalous love for wandering Israel. The book aches with betrayal yet ends with healing for backsliders and love that will not let go.
Cross-References for Hosea 2:12
“And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat offering.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 2:12: hath, these, given
“A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; of oil...: Heb. of olive tree of oil”
Shares key themes with Hosea 2:12: vines, fig, trees
“When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege: for the...: or, for, O man, the tree of the field is to be employed in the siege to employ...: Heb. to go from before thee”
Shares key themes with Hosea 2:12: destroy, trees, field
“Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued. it...: Heb. it come down”
Shares key themes with Hosea 2:12: destroy, trees, make
“He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost. destroyed: Heb. killed frost: or, great hailstones”
Shares key themes with Hosea 2:12: destroy, vines, trees
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