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Hosea 2:12 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Hosea 2:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 2 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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)
Commentary on Hosea 2:12
Agricultural destruction: '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.' Vines and fig trees symbolized peace and prosperity (1 Kings 4:25, Micah 4:4). Israel claimed these as 'rewards from my lovers' (etnan, prostitute's wages)—attributing God's blessings to Baal. God's response: destroy the vineyards, making cultivated land revert to wild forest consumed by beasts. This is covenant curse (Leviticus 26:22, Deuteronomy 28:30, 'you shall plant a...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 2:12
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“and it will be eaten up. I will break down its wall of it”
“shall be for briers and thorns.”
“'I will go after my lovers”
“and will tear the covering of their heart. There I will devour them like a lioness. The wild animal will tear them.”
“so that all those who pass by the way pluck it?”
“and Lebanon will be turned into a fruitful field”
“saying”
“and Jerusalem will become heaps of rubble”
“says Yahweh: there shall be no grapes on the vine”
“Israel”