Hosea 2:9 (GNV)

Passage

Therefore wil I returne, and take away my corne in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recouer my wool and my flaxe lent, to couer her shame.

Nearby Context

Hosea 2:7 Though shee follow after her louers, yet shall shee not come at them: though shee seeke them, yet shall shee not finde them: then shall she say, I will goe and returne to my first husband: for at that time was I better then nowe.

Hosea 2:8 Nowe she did not knowe that I gaue her corne, and wine, and oyle, and multiplied her siluer and golde, which they bestowed vpon Baal.

Hosea 2:9 Therefore wil I returne, and take away my corne in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recouer my wool and my flaxe lent, to couer her shame.

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.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Nowe she did not knowe that I..." into verse 10's "And now will I discouer her lewdnes...", so "therefore" and "returne" 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 "returne" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.