Hosea 2:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And I will destroyg 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees - Before, God had threatened to take away the fruits in their seasons; now He says, that he will take away all hope for the future; not the fruit on...
Hosea 2:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Hosea 2:2-23 ( Hebrews 2:4-18 ). In this discourse, which seems to be based upon and imply the narrative in Hosea 1, 3, the prophet sets forth the unfaithfulness of the people and land of Israel...
Hosea 2:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

destroy . lay waste. Compare Psalms 105:33 . whereof. In Hosea 2:5 . rewards . my hire, or fee.. technical term. Reference to Pentateuch ( Deuteronomy 23:18 ). App-92.
Hosea 2:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

I now come to the second kind of nakedness: the Prophet says, I will waste or destroy her vine and her fig-tree, of which she has said, Reward are these to me; that is, These things are w...
Hosea 2:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on 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....
Hosea 2:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole 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...
Hosea 2:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Discipline and Restoration of Faithless Israel The unfaithful conduct of Gomer and the prophet's gentle treatment of her are regarded as an analogue of the nation's faithlessness and God's gen...
Hosea 2:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Destroy. — For this read, with margin, make desolate. The vine and fig tree are employed as the symbol of possession and peace ( 1 Kings 4:25 ; Isaiah 36:16 , &c.). The desolation may be by...
Hosea 2:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Hosea 2:1-23 ; Hosea 3:1-5 THE SIN AGAINST LOVE Hosea 1:1-11 ; Hosea 2:1-23 ; Hosea 3:1-5 ; Hosea 4:11 ff.; Hosea 9:10 ff.; Hosea 11:8 f. The Love of God is a terrible thing-that is...
Hosea 2:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Bitter Sin of Wandering from God Hosea 2:1-13 Hosea is represented as having exhausted his expostulations upon his faithless wife. He has tried every arrow in love's quiver, but in vain; so...
Hosea 2:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

No details of the unfaithfulness of Gomer are given, but in the second movement the prophet is seen nursing his own agony, and by that process learning the true nature of the sin of his people as God...
Hosea 2:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

These are so many blessed expressions, to show how graciously the Lord is dealing with his people, in the bounties both of providence and grace; while our proud, unhumbled nature, overlooking the Lor...
Hosea 2:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees ,.... Which are mentioned for the rest, being the most fruitful and beneficial: this was done when Judea was invaded, overrun and wasted, by the Roman...
Hosea 2:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And I will destroy her vines Those blessings, or fruits of the earth, which she has attributed to her false gods, I will give to the beasts of the field to eat, making the whole land only a wildern...
Hosea 2:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Threatenings of Judgment. B. C. 764. 6 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with...
Hosea 2:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

God will do it either by blasting, or by the Assyrians, who, as other invaders, shall spoil all. Destroy; make very desolate, or lay waste. Her vines and her fig trees: these two were mentioned,...
Hosea 2:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judgment Is To Fall On God's Rejected People Because They Have Followed False Religion And False Gods, Not Realising Who It Was Who Was Really Their Benefactor. They Will Be Exposed And Shamed, Some...
Hosea 2:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES .— Hosea 2:12 . Vines and fig-trees ] Esteemed rewards , wages of prostitution ( Deuteronomy 23:19 ; Isaiah 23:17 ); the choicest produce of earth, denoting sustenance and prospe...
Hosea 2:12 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

In this chapter God compares Israel to a woman who had been unfaithful to her husband in the very worst and most wicked manner. Hosea 2:5 . For their mother hath played the harlot: she that concei...
Hosea 2:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hosea 2:1 . Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi, that is, my people; and to your sisters, Ruhamah, that is, mercy, or oh mercy, or having obtained mercy, or mercy shall follow. Hosea 2:3 . Lest I...
Hosea 2:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

None shall deliver her out of My hand. The Lord’s sentence I. Taking away things necessary to life, Learn-- 1. However the Lord communicate of His bounty with the children of men, yet He sti...
Hosea 2:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Hosea 2:2 Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not thy wife, neither am I her husband. In this second chapter the same cycle of events recurs as in the first, with this di...
Hosea 2:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 1. Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi ("My people"); and to your sisters, Ruhamah ("having obtained mercy"). The original names of the children were thus changed to indicate their changed relatio...
Hosea 2:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hosea 2:5 ; Hosea 9:1 ; Isaiah 29:17 ; Isaiah 32:13-15 ; Isaiah 5:5 ; Isaiah 7:23 ; Jeremiah 26:18 ; Micah 3:12 ; Psalms 80:12
Hosea 2:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

My rewards — They gave the praise of all their abundance to idols. Them — Their vine — yards and olive — yards, and the places where they planted their fig — trees, and other fruit — trees.

Hosea 2:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hosea 2:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Hosea 2:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Hosea 2:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Hosea 2:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hosea 2:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hosea 2:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Hosea 2:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Hosea 2:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Hosea 2:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Hosea 2:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hosea 2:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hosea 2:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hosea 2:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hosea 2:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hosea 2:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Hosea 2:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Hosea 2:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Hosea 2:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Hosea 2:12 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Hosea 2:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hosea 2:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Hosea 2:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Hosea 2:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hosea 2:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hosea 2:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes