Hosea 2:12 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 2:12-13

Hosea 2:12-13. 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 wilderness for beasts. Among other objects of their false worship, the Israelites worshipped the celestial luminaries, and, it is likely, attributed the fruits of the earth to them, as self-sufficient, or producing them by their own power, and not as mere instruments in the hands of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 2:2-23

Unfaithful Israel (2:2-23)In Chapter 2 Hosea’s sons are apparently now grown up and Hosea asks them to plead with their mother to return to him. In the same way the minority of faithful believers in Israel plead with the faithless nation to return to God (2).Israel’s adultery was to follow Baal instead of Yahweh. The people believed that Baal was the god of nature and he would give them happiness. Just as a husband could strip his unfaithful wife and send her away naked, so God will, by drought... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 2:12

destroy = lay waste. Compare Psalms 105:33 . whereof. In Hosea 2:5 . rewards = my hire, or fee. A technical term. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 23:18 ). App-92 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 2:12

"And I will lay waste her vines and her fig-trees, whereof she hath said, These are my hire which my lovers have given me; and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them."This verse is a further elaboration of what is being said throughout the chapter, namely, that God will punish the whore. Note also that there is a further citation of her guilt in that the rudimentary blessings of field and orchard are ascribed to the Baalim, and not to Jehovah! Throughout all the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

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

12. my rewards—my hire as a harlot (Isaiah 23:17; Isaiah 23:18). lovers—idols. destroy . . . vines . . . make . . . forest— (Isaiah 5:6; Isaiah 7:23; Isaiah 7:24). Fulfilled in the overthrow of Israel by Assyria (Hosea 9:4; Hosea 9:5). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 2:2-13

A. Oracles of judgment 2:2-13Two judgment oracles follow. In the first one, Hosea and Gomer’s relationship is primarily in view, but the parallels with Yahweh and Israel’s relationship are obvious. In the second one, it is almost entirely Yahweh and Israel’s relationship that is in view. In both parts the general form of the messages is that of the lawsuit or legal accusation (Heb. rib) based on (Mosaic) covenant violation. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 2:8-13

2. Judgment on Israel 2:8-13In the section that follows, the relationship between Israel and Yahweh becomes even clearer. The mention of Baals and Israel’s feasts makes this obvious. Hosea’s relationship with Gomer recedes into the background. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 2:12

The Lord would also destroy the vines and fig trees, the sources of Israel’s finest products. Israel regarded these trees as pay from her lovers, but Yahweh would turn these groves of fruit trees into wild forests, and wild beasts would destroy the trees and their fruit. This suggests that there would no longer be Israelites in the land to care for these crops (cf. Isaiah 5:5-6; Isaiah 7:23-25; Isaiah 17:9; Isaiah 32:9-14; Micah 3:12). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 2:2-23

The Discipline and Restoration of Faithless IsraelThe 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 gentle correction, a proof of the love which will triumph in the end. But the acted parable and its interpretation are so blended that they cannot always be separated; and frequently the prophet’s personal experience is overshadowed by the larger thought of God’s dealings with His people.2. Plead]... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Hosea 2:12

(12) 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 fire or drought.Make them a forest.—The LXX. render make them a testimony, reading in the Hebrew text l’‘ed instead of l’ya‘ar. The latter certainly yields a more vivid sense. The rest of the verse in the LXX. is amplified: “And the wild beasts of the field, and the birds of the heaven, and the creeping... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 2:12-13

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 2:2-23

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 2:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 2:12

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 2:2-13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 2:8-13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 2:12

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 2:2-23

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Hosea 2:12

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