Hosea 2:12 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 2:6-13

God here goes on to threaten what he would do with this treacherous idolatrous people; and he warns that he may not wound, he threatens that he may not strike. If he turn not, he will whet his sword (Ps. 7:12); but, if he turn, he will sheathe it. They did not turn, and therefore all this came upon them: and its being threatened before shows that it was the execution of a divine sentence upon them for their wickedness; and it is written for admonition to us. I. They shall be perplexed and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 2:12

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 army; and when many were cut down, as Josephus observes, to build forts, and cast up mounts against Jerusalem; so that, he, says F12 De Bello Jud. l. 6. c. 1. sect. 1. , the appearance of the earth was miserable, for what before was adorned with trees and gardens, looked now like a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 2:12

These are my rewards - They attributed all the blessings of Providence as rewards received from the idols which they worshipped. read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 12 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 wages to me, which my lovers have given to me: and I will make them a forest, and feed on them shall the beast of the field. The second part of the spoiling, as we have said, is, that the Israelites would be reduced to miserable want, who, before, had not only great abundance of good things, but also... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:6-13

The pains and penalties that are attached to sin. In the Book of Judges it is stated once and again that, when the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, he delivered them into the hand of their enemies. "They forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth. And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of the spoilers that spoiled them; The children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord And the Lord sold them into the hand... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:8-13

Prosperity abased and blighted. In this second strophe of the chapter Jehovah continues to expatiate upon Israel's ingratitude and infidelity, and warns her with solemn iteration of the punishment awaiting her. These verses speak of— I. PROSPERITY PLENTIFULLY BESTOWED . ( Hosea 2:8 , Hosea 2:9 ) The time of Jeroboam II ; to which this part of the prophecy refers, was to Israel one of unexampled national wealth. The kingdom seemed as rich and powerful at that period as it had... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:10-13

Retribution. Israel's punishment, while retributive, was reformatory. It is equally true that, while reformatory, it was retributive. It repaid Israel for her sins. It vindicated righteousness. All earthly punishments have this double character. The following principles come to light in the passage:— I. SIN ENDS IN THE FULL REVELATION OF ITS HIDEOUSNESS . ( Hosea 2:10 ) At first its true nature is concealed. It comes with fair appearances; it decks itself in festal... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:12

And I will destroy ( make desolate ) her vines and her fig trees, whereof she said, These are my rewards that my lovers have given me. God had already threatened to deprive Israel of the means of support—the corn, wine, wool, and flax; he now threatens the removal of the very sources whence that support was derived. The vine and fig tree are usually conjoined, and by a common synecdoche convey the idea of all those sources that combine to support life and supply its luxuries. When the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:12-13

The prosperity of the wicked. "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. And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her ear-rings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgot me, saith the Lord." These verses lead us to look upon wicked man in three aspects. ... read more

Albert Barnes

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

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 only, but the trees which bare it. “The vine is a symbol of joy, the fig of sweetness” (see Judges 9:11, Judges 9:13). It was the plague, which God in former times laid upon those, out of the midst of whom He took them to be His people (Psalms 105:33; see Jeremiah 5:17). “He smote their vines also and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 2:6-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 2:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 2:12

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:6-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:8-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:10-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:12-13

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

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