Hosea 2:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.”

Hosea 2:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 2:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 2:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore behold, I will hedge up your way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she can’t find her way.”

Hosea 2:6 — World English Bible

Hosea 2:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she shall not find her paths. ”

Hosea 2:6 — American Standard Version

Hosea 2:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Therefore, lo, I am hedging up thy way with thorns, And I have made for her a wall, And her paths she doth not find.”

Hosea 2:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 2:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Therefore behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns; and I will fence [her] in with a wall, that she shall not find her paths. ”

Hosea 2:6 — Darby Translation

Hosea 2:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore beholde, I will stoope thy way with thornes, and make an hedge, that shee shall not finde her pathes.”

Hosea 2:6 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 2:6 in Context — Hosea 2

4 And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.

5 For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.

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.

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What Does Hosea 2:6 Mean?

Hosea 2:6 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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