Hosea 2:6 meaning and explanation

Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way.

Hosea 2:6, Berean Standard Bible

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In Hosea 2 the LORD speaks through the prophet about Israel as an unfaithful wife who chases after lovers, meaning foreign gods and the nations she trusted for crops and safety. Verse 6 is God's response to her pursuit: he blocks her path with thorns and walls her in, not to destroy her but to stop her from reaching what would harm her.

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