Hosea 2:14

So I am going to win her back. I will bring her into the wilderness 1 and speak tenderly to her. 1

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Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.

In Context

13I will punish her for the feast days of the Baals, 1 when she burned incense to them, 1 when she adorned herself with her rings and jewelry, 1 and she went after her lovers and forgot me— 1 this is Yahweh's declaration.” 1

15I will give her back her vineyards, 1 and the Valley of Achor as a door of hope. 1 She will answer me there as she did in the days of her youth, 1 as in the days that she came out of the land of Egypt. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 34:3He was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.

Song of Solomon 1:4Take me with you, and we will run. The woman speaking to herself 1 The king has brought me into his rooms. The woman speaking to the man 1 We are glad; We rejoice about you; 1 let us celebrate your love; it is better than wine. 1 It is natural for the other women to adore you. The woman speaking to the other women 1

Isaiah 30:18Yet Yahweh is waiting to be gracious to you, therefore he is ready to show you mercy. 1 For Yahweh is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. 1

Isaiah 40:1“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. 1

Isaiah 51:3Yes, Yahweh will comfort Zion; he will comfort all her waste places; 1 her wilderness he made like Eden, and her desert plains beside the Jordan River valley like the garden of Yahweh; 1 joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving, and the sound of singing. 1

Jeremiah 3:12Go and proclaim these words to the north. Say, 1 'Return, faithless Israel!—this is Yahweh's declaration—I will not always be angry with you. 1 Since I am faithful—this is Yahweh's declaration—I will not stay angry forever. 1

Matthew Henry on Hosea 2:7-14

Threatenings of Judgment. ( b. c. 764.) 6 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths. 7 And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now. 8 For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal. 9 Therefore… Read the whole commentary →

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