Hosea 9:10 meaning and explanation
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved.
Hosea 9:10, Berean Standard Bible
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God speaks here through Hosea, recalling Israel's early days with tenderness. Finding grapes in the wilderness and early figs on a young tree pictures something rare and delightful: the nation at the start, fresh and precious to God.
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