Hosea 2:12 (GNV)

Passage

And I wil destroy her vines and her figtrees, whereof she hath said, These are my rewards that my louers haue giuen mee: and I will make them as a forest, and the wilde beasts shall eate them.

Nearby Context

Hosea 2:10 And now will I discouer her lewdnes in the sight of her louers, and no man shall deliuer her out of mine hand.

Hosea 2:11 I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast daies, her newe moones, and her Sabbathes, and all her solemne feasts.

Hosea 2:12 And I wil destroy her vines and her figtrees, whereof she hath said, These are my rewards that my louers haue giuen mee: and I will make them as a forest, and the wilde beasts shall eate them.

Hosea 2:13 And I wil visit vpon her the daies of Baalim, wherein shee burnt incense to them: and shee decked her selfe with her earings and her iewels, and shee folowed her louers, and forgate me, saith the Lord.

Hosea 2:14 Therefore beholde, I will allure her, and bring her into the wildernesse, and speake friendly vnto her.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "destroy", "vines", "figtrees", "whereof", "hath", "said", "rewards", and "louers". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "destroy" and "vines", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "I will also cause all her mirth..." into verse 13's "And I wil visit vpon her the...", so "destroy" and "vines" 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 "destroy" and "vines" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.