Hosea 9:2
But the threshing floor and the winepress will not feed them; 1 the new wine will fail them. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.
In Context
Cross References
Hosea 2:9So I will take back her grain at harvest time, 1 and my new wine in its season. 1 I will take back my wool and flax 1 that were used to cover her nakedness. 1
Hosea 2:12“I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, 1 of which she has said, 1 'These are the wages that my lovers gave me.' 1 I will make them a forest, 1 and the animals of the field will eat them. 1
Joel 1:9The grain offering and the drink offering have been cut off from Yahweh's house. 1 The priests, Yahweh's servants, mourn. 1
Amos 5:11Because you trample down the poor 1 and take portions of wheat from him— 1 although you have built houses of worked stone, 1 you will not live in them. 1 You have delightful vineyards, 1 but you will not drink their wine. 1
Haggai 1:9“You looked for much, but behold! you have brought little home, for I blew it away! 1 Why?” declares Yahweh of hosts. 1 “Because my house lies in ruins, while every one of you is working on his own house. 1
Matthew Henry on Hosea 9:2-7
Threatenings of Judgment. ( b. c. 740.) 1 Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every corn-floor. 2 The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her. 3 They shall not dwell in the Lord 's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria. 4 They shall not offer wine offerings to the Lord , neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto… Read the whole commentary →