(6-7) Contains a brief introductory prelude, summarizing the general contents of Hosea 2:8-23. Jehovah addresses the adulterous wife: “I will erect impassable barriers that shall pierce and mangle her flesh. The path of evil shall be a path of thorns.”
Hedge up... and make a wall. — In accordance with most Hebrew texts, the literal rendering is, wall up her wall. Here, again, we have a sudden change of person.
She shall... — She may anticipate in her exile closer proximity to her idol-lovers, but in respect of national prosperity or religious satisfaction she will make complete mistake.