Hosea 2:9 (ASV)

Passage

Therefore will I take back my grain in the time thereof, and my new wine in the season thereof, and will pluck away my wool and my flax which should have covered her nakedness.

Nearby Context

Hosea 2:7 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.

Hosea 2:8 For she did not know that I gave her the grain, and the new wine, and the oil, and multiplied unto her silver and gold, which they used for Baal.

Hosea 2:9 Therefore will I take back my grain in the time thereof, and my new wine in the season thereof, and will pluck away my wool and my flax which should have covered her nakedness.

Hosea 2:10 And now will I uncover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of my hand.

Hosea 2:11 I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feasts, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn assemblies.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "take", "back", "grain", "time", "thereof", "wine", and "season". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "take", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "For she did not know that I..." into verse 10's "And now will I uncover her lewdness...", so "therefore" and "take" belong inside that flow. In Hosea context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "therefore" and "take" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.