Hosea 2:9 (KJV)

Passage

Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax given to cover 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 corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.

Hosea 2:9 Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness.

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

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "return", "take", "away", "corn", "time", "thereof", and "wine". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "return", 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 discover her lewdness...", so "therefore" and "return" 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 "return" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.